Golden State Valkyries 2025 WNBA Draft Mock Draft Roundup 1.0
Leading up to the 2025 WNBA Draft, we will track which prospects are mocked to the Golden State Valkyries.
Here are the Golden State Valkyries selections in some recent mock drafts:
5. Aneesah Morrow, LSU
Golden State head coach Natalie Nakase has repeatedly stressed that she wants players who are selfless, want to compete and need to hate losing more than winning.
May I interest the Valkyries in one Aneesah Morrow? Morrow is UNBELIEVABLE on the court, and her otherworldly motor would fit right in with Golden State.
At a mere 6-foot-1, she leads the country in rebounds per game with 14.4, and when she's not busy creating opportunities for her team, she hits the big buckets when they matter most. Morrow is averaging 18 points per matchup this season, and the Valkyries could use the help as they mold the franchise's inaugural roster.
May I interest the Valkyries in one Aneesah Morrow? Morrow is UNBELIEVABLE on the court, and her otherworldly motor would fit right in with Golden State.
At a mere 6-foot-1, she leads the country in rebounds per game with 14.4, and when she's not busy creating opportunities for her team, she hits the big buckets when they matter most. Morrow is averaging 18 points per matchup this season, and the Valkyries could use the help as they mold the franchise's inaugural roster.
5. Kiki Iriafen, USC
Iriafen's slide down the board stops at No. 5 and the expansion Valkyries, who will offer the California native a chance to stay at home. While Iriafen hasn't been bad in her first season at USC, she hasn't shown the growth in key areas -- shooting, rim protection -- that many were hoping to see. Still, she's an efficient scorer, and her athleticism and motor will make her a good fit for the fast-paced style Natalie Nakase wants to implement.
5. Aneesah Morrow, LSU
The consistency and double-double dominance out of Aneesah Morrow over the course of her collegiate career is a complete rarity. Her motor and no-quit approach to the game vastly outweighs the fact that some may consider her undersized. You can't coach what she does—you either have that or you don't.
If I am at the starting blocks of establishing a WNBA franchise, I want foundational pieces that I know what I am getting from them every single day. Morrow has the type of motor that Golden State could use during its foundational years.
Morrow's stock is on the rise, as she's performing at the highest levels of her career against the toughest competition deep into the grueling SEC conference slate.
She has 24 double-doubles this season in 27 total games. She has four 20-plus-rebound performances this season and is averaging 18.1 points and 14.4 rebounds per game. She leads the nation in double-doubles and is second all-time in NCAA career double-doubles.
If I am at the starting blocks of establishing a WNBA franchise, I want foundational pieces that I know what I am getting from them every single day. Morrow has the type of motor that Golden State could use during its foundational years.
Morrow's stock is on the rise, as she's performing at the highest levels of her career against the toughest competition deep into the grueling SEC conference slate.
She has 24 double-doubles this season in 27 total games. She has four 20-plus-rebound performances this season and is averaging 18.1 points and 14.4 rebounds per game. She leads the nation in double-doubles and is second all-time in NCAA career double-doubles.
5. Kiki Iriafen, USC
Iriafen played her first three seasons at Stanford and could go back to the Bay area to begin her WNBA career with the expansion Valkyries. She had a breakthrough season as a junior (19.4 points, 11.0 rebounds per game) with the Cardinal last year, and now is averaging 17.7 points and 8.2 rebounds for USC. She had 15 points Thursday in a win over Wisconsin as the Trojans bounced back from an upset loss at Iowa.
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