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The Golden State Valkyries are 29-11 this season.

	TEAM	REC	DRTG	SEASON	W%	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Valkyries	29-11	100.1	2026	.725	40	200.0	82.6	32.9	19.3	7.7	3.9	28.9	68.0	42.5	10.6	30.6	34.7	14.2	18.3	77.8	54.3	9.1	23.8	11.4	8,000	3,305	1,315	773	308	155	455	764
2	Lynx	31-9	104.5	2026	.775	40	200.0	91.3	34.3	21.7	8.9	4.6	34.0	70.5	48.2	9.3	23.7	39.1	14.1	17.4	80.9	58.4	9.3	25.1	13.1	8,000	3,652	1,373	869	356	182	522	724
3	Mystics	24-16	104.5	2026	.600	40	203.8	82.8	37.6	19.6	5.4	3.9	29.3	65.1	44.9	6.1	19.6	31.2	18.2	24.9	73.2	54.4	10.3	27.4	15.9	8,150	3,313	1,504	782	217	154	636	773
4	Dream	26-14	105.0	2026	.650	40	200.6	90.8	35.6	21.1	9.0	3.3	31.4	71.4	43.9	8.9	27.3	32.4	19.3	24.5	78.7	55.3	10.9	24.6	14.0	8,025	3,632	1,422	843	359	132	558	792
5	Wings	24-16	107.2	2026	.600	40	201.3	89.0	34.3	21.8	6.7	3.9	33.1	70.9	46.7	8.2	23.8	34.2	14.6	18.5	79.1	56.3	8.5	25.8	12.0	8,050	3,560	1,371	871	269	157	480	734
6	Aces	27-13	107.8	2026	.675	40	201.3	90.6	33.6	21.8	7.0	4.9	32.9	68.3	48.2	8.5	23.8	35.5	16.4	20.2	81.3	58.7	7.8	25.8	12.2	8,050	3,624	1,343	873	278	196	488	703
7	Storm	8-32	108.1	2026	.200	40	200.6	82.9	34.1	19.2	7.8	4.6	29.7	69.7	42.6	8.5	26.5	31.9	15.1	18.9	79.6	53.1	8.6	25.4	14.7	8,025	3,314	1,362	769	312	182	589	791
8	Liberty	24-16	108.2	2026	.600	40	201.3	89.8	35.3	20.8	6.1	4.2	31.0	67.3	46.0	10.2	29.2	35.0	17.7	20.8	85.0	58.7	8.2	27.1	14.6	8,050	3,593	1,411	832	242	169	583	742
9	Sky	15-25	108.2	2026	.375	40	201.3	86.7	33.3	21.5	7.1	4.7	30.8	69.8	44.1	7.4	23.3	31.7	17.7	23.1	76.6	54.2	7.9	25.4	13.3	8,050	3,467	1,332	858	282	188	531	846
10	Mercury	14-26	109.1	2026	.350	40	200.6	84.2	31.6	20.1	7.4	3.3	29.2	65.6	44.5	7.9	24.1	32.7	18.0	22.9	78.7	55.6	6.9	24.7	13.7	8,025	3,367	1,262	805	297	131	546	745
11	Fever	26-14	109.2	2026	.650	40	202.5	97.0	33.2	20.8	6.8	3.9	34.1	69.4	49.2	10.4	26.4	39.5	18.3	22.6	81.0	61.1	7.8	25.5	14.5	8,100	3,880	1,329	831	273	154	578	861
12	Sun	10-30	109.3	2026	.250	40	200.6	79.0	32.5	19.0	8.1	4.5	29.1	68.6	42.3	5.8	19.8	29.2	15.1	21.3	70.8	50.6	9.2	23.3	14.4	8,025	3,158	1,300	761	324	179	577	899
13	Sparks	15-25	111.7	2026	.375	40	200.6	87.4	31.2	21.9	7.8	3.3	31.7	68.2	46.4	8.7	26.1	33.3	15.4	19.7	78.0	56.9	7.4	23.8	15.1	8,025	3,494	1,246	876	311	133	602	787
14	Fire	16-24	113.2	2026	.400	40	202.5	86.6	30.3	20.6	7.5	3.6	30.8	68.2	45.2	10.4	29.7	34.8	14.6	18.1	80.8	56.9	7.9	22.3	15.0	8,100	3,463	1,210	823	299	145	598	883
15	Tempo	11-29	116.7	2026	.275	40	200.6	86.2	31.8	19.8	6.8	3.2	29.9	67.8	44.0	9.7	28.0	34.6	16.9	20.9	80.8	56.0	8.4	23.4	14.6	8,025	3,449	1,271	791	271	126	582	847

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More Valkyries Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

14.3

Williams

RPG

5.4

Stokes

APG

5.8

Burton

Team Rankings

ORTG

109.6

7th

DRTG

100.1

1st

NETRTG

9.6

2nd

3P%

34.7

6th

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	31	9	.775
2	Valkyries	29	11	.725	2.0
3	Aces	27	13	.675	4.0
4	Wings	24	16	.600	7.0
5	Fire	16	24	.400	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/18	PDX	@	GSV	10:00 PM
Sat 9/19	SEA	@	GSV	9:00 PM
Tue 9/22	GSV	@	PDX	10:00 PM
Thu 9/24	GSV	@	LAS	10:00 PM

Last Game

Valkyries

29 - 11

Final

Fire

16 - 24

Sun 30 Aug 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.0

Wilson

25.0

Mitchell

22.5

Clark

RPG Leaders

12.4

Reese

11.1

Shepard

9.4

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.4

Thomas

8.4

Clark

7.4

Canada

SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

1.9

Canada

1.8

Reese

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.7

Brink

1.7

Stokes

3PM Leaders

3.3

Howard

3.3

Mabrey

3.0

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.3

Allemand

68.4

Carter

66.9

Cunningham

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

116.5

114.3

112.9

111.9

111.8

111.3

DRtg Rankings

100.1

104.5

105.0

107.2

107.8

NetRtg Rankings

9.9

9.6

7.3

6.2

5.1

4.6

Tank Leaderboard

8-32

10-30

11-29

14-26

15-25

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,846.3

Wilson

1,595.7

Stewart

1,540

Reese

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,826.8

Wilson

1,577.3

Reese

1,577

Stewart

USG% Leaders

32.8

Wilson

31.8

Clark

30.5

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.6

Howard

33.5

Thomas

33.2

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Wilson

1.35

Boston

1.32

Malonga

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.36

Clark

1.35

Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

21-13

20-14

19-15

18-14

18-16

18-15

Worst Record ATS

11-21

13-21

14-18

15-17

15-18

15-16

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	31	9	.775
2	Valkyries - x	29	11	.725	2.0
3	Aces - x	27	13	.675	4.0
4	Dream - x	26	14	.650	5.0
5	Fever - x	26	14	.650	5.0
6	Liberty - x	24	16	.600	7.0
7	Mystics - x	24	16	.600	7.0
8	Wings - x	24	16	.600	7.0
9	Fire - e	16	24	.400	15.0
10	Sky - e	15	25	.375	16.0
11	Sparks - e	15	25	.375	16.0
12	Mercury - e	14	26	.350	17.0
13	Tempo - e	11	29	.275	20.0
14	Sun - e	10	30	.250	21.0
15	Storm - e	8	32	.200	23.0

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 6/14	ATL	@	TOR	102-77
Mon 6/15	LVA	@	DAL	66-96
Mon 6/15	PDX	@	MIN	74-107
Mon 6/15	LAS	@	GSV	58-78
Tue 6/16	TOR	@	IND	91-113

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	CON	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Thu 9/17	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Thu 9/17	LAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 9/17	LVA	@	SEA	10:00 PM
Thu 9/17	PHX	@	PDX	10:00 PM

The Golden State Valkyries are 29-11 this season.

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14.3

5.4

5.8

WNBA 2026 Leaders

26.0

25.0

22.5

12.4

11.1

9.4

8.4

8.4

7.4

2.4

1.9

1.8

2.0

1.7

1.7

3.3

3.3

3.0

69.3

68.4

66.9

WNBA 2026 Rankings

WNBA Fantasy 2026

1,846.3

1,595.7

1,540

1,826.8

1,577.3

1,577

32.8

31.8

30.5

34.6

33.5

33.2

1.56

1.35

1.32

1.54

1.36

1.35

WNBA 2026 Betting

WNBA 2026 Standings

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule