- Name had been popular with fans on social media
- Team will officially join league in 2025
The Bay Area’s new WNBA team unveiled their name and logo on Tuesday. The team will be called the Golden State Valkyries and will start play in 2025 with games at Chase Center. The Valkyries have already sold more than 7,500 season tickets, and are affiliated with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.
“It’s a beautiful nod to the Golden State Warriors, but also is uniquely our own,” team president Jess Smith said. “What’s so incredibly powerful about it is first and foremost is what a valkyrie is. A valkyrie doesn’t act alone, it’s a group moving things forward. As we think through what we’re building here at Golden State, it’s on the court and off the court. To make the impossible, possible like the Bay Area does.”
