WNBA · 2026
Golden State Valkyries
29-11·2nd in WNBA · 2nd West · inside the top 8
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Natalie NakaseHead coach
Assistants: Sugar Rodgers, Kasib Powell, Katelin Knox, Landon Tatum
Recent results
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Schedule-context performance
Final regular-season games · 2026
| Situation | Record | Avg margin | Vs. season | Lg rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back-to-backs0 full local rest days | 1-1 | +5.5 | −1.7 | — |
| Long travel1,500+ miles since the prior scheduled game | 5-2 | +9.3 | +2.1 | 3 / 11 |
| Rest disadvantage0 rest days; opponent had at least 1 | 1-1 | +5.5 | −1.7 | — |
| Body-clock shift2+ hours from home time | 10-3 | +10.2 | +3.0 | 1 / 15 |
| Dense windowEnds a 3-in-4, 4-in-6, or 5-in-7 | 1-0 | +19.0 | +11.8 | — |
| Extended rest3+ full rest days | 6-1 | +9.9 | +2.7 | 5 / 15 |
| Rest edgeOpponent on 0 rest days; team had at least 1 | 2-0 | +20.5 | +13.3 | — |
How it's counted
Average margin is team points minus opponent points. Conditions can overlap.
Long travel is 1,500 miles or more, measured great-circle venue-to-venue from the prior scheduled game; body clock is measured from home time.
League rank is on the vs.-season column, so it measures how well a team held its own level rather than how good the team is; situations with fewer than five games go unranked. These descriptive splits are not causal estimates.
Injury report
- Cecilia ZandalasiniOutNot Injury Related
- Gabby WilliamsOutNot Injury Related — Not Specified
- Iliana RupertOutNot Injury Related
- Janelle SalaunOutNot Injury Related
Western Conference
Full standings →| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  MinnesotaLynxMIN | 31 | 9 | .775 | — |
| 2 | Golden StateValkyriesGSV | 29 | 11 | .725 | 2 |
| 3 |  Las VegasAcesLVA | 27 | 13 | .675 | 4 |
| 4 |  DallasWingsDAL | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7 |
| 5 |  PortlandFirePDX | 16 | 24 | .400 | 15 |
| 6 |  Los AngelesSparksLAS | 15 | 25 | .375 | 16 |
| 7 |  PhoenixMercuryPHX | 14 | 26 | .350 | 17 |
| 8 |  SeattleStormSEA | 8 | 32 | .200 | 23 |