Golden State Valkyries

Rhyne Howard attempts to finish around Tiffany Hayes. | Getty Images Tip off of Game 1 of the 2026 WNBA Finals demands a flashback to 2008 WNBA Finals. To win the franchise’s third title, the Detroit Shock swept the San Antonio Silver Stars, 3-0, in the Finals, with Katie Smith, the Shock’s best player, capturing Finals MVP honors. That’s significant to 2026, as Smith is the last best player on championship team to never become a regular-season MVP. The highest she ever finished in MVP voting...

Caitlin Clark's Prominent Nike Display Irks Atlanta Dream Fan Before WNBA Finals

Which Valkyries and Dream players have played the best so far in the postseason heading into the WNBA Finals?

Ticket prices for the WNBA Finals between the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries have climbed to historic levels, as reported recently. Linda Cohn is the latest to weigh in on what that demand says about Angel Reese, and she said price tags alone can’t settle comparisons with Caitlin Clark.

Fitting recognition for the league’s top defensive team.

The Atlanta Dream announced Friday the launch of its All for Atlanta WNBA Finals Watch Parties, offering free viewing events for fans across metro Atlanta during the team’s WNBA Finals run against the Golden State Valkyries.

She's made it clear she's a fan, though.

If you like physical defense, principled coaching, winning margins on the offensive glass, and put-a-bow-on-it storylines, this is the Finals matchup for you.

As the WNBA reaches a crescendo to its historic 30th season, the 2026 WNBA Finals get underway on Saturday with Game 1 at Chase Center in the Bay Area.

Angel Reese made her first ever All-Defensive team in 2026.

Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream are preparing to take on the Golden State Valkyries in the WNBA Finals. But the Dream’s run to the Finals has been overshadowed by their arena controversy.

Golden State Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase knows exactly what she needs from Ballhalla.

Sophie Cunningham questions the WNBA officiating after Angel Reese skipped a technical in Game 3.

These Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries players have the clearest path to becoming all-timers in awards and rings

The 14-year veteran has been key off the bench

In many ways, the 2026 WNBA Finals presents a matchup of contrasts. The Bay vs. The South. A two-year-old franchise under NBA ownership against one of the last remaining independent owners in the WNBA. Strength in numbers versus a team headlined by a No. 1 pick and a megawatt star. A 5-foot-2 coach who has traversed professional leagues all across the world pitted against one who had the same job for 22 years before coming to the WNBA. But the Golden State Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream also ha

Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese is just a few wins away from capturing her first WNBA championship. The 2026 Defensive Player of the Year played an integral role in helping Atlanta reach the WNBA Finals, as the Dream eliminated the Washington Mystics and the New York Liberty to advance to the Championship round. With the […]

The Golden State Valkyries’ home support is the stuff of legends, and head coach Natalie Nakase has outlined her expectations from them during the WNBA Finals. In just their second season as a franchise, the Golden State Valkyries are already challenging for their first ever WNBA title.

SAN FRANCISCO – It’s one thing to have a vision; it’s another thing to execute it. And it’s a whole other, seismic thing to see it actually come to fruition. But that’s precisely what the Golden State Valkyries have accomplished as the expansion franchise finds itself in the WNBA Finals in just its second season of existence. In a zoom press […] The post GM Ohemaa Nyanin reflects on Valkyries journey to WNBA Finals appeared first on ClutchPoints.

A majority of the players in this year's WNBA Finals first made their names known at the college level. Here is a look at where each WNBA Finals player played college hoops.