The Valkyries haven't even played their first season in the WNBA yet, but Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is already feeling good about the future of the women's basketball in the Bay Area. "I think the Valkyries are going to be -- before long -- a flagship franchise in the WNBA,

The Golden State Valkyries, the WNBA's new expansion team, has hired its first coach. The franchise has hired former Las Vegas Aces assistant Natalie Nakase.

Jess Smith, the president of the WNBA ’s Golden State Valkyries, says there is a joke about an expansion team going out into the marketplace to create new business. The franchise may have no colors or a logo or even a team, yet the message is often, “but you should be supporting us,” she said.