What Valkyries GM is saying about Janelle Salaün, free agents and offseason plans

Ohemaa Nyanin barely settled into her job as Golden State Valkyries general manager before reaching the WNBA mountaintop, winning a championship in the team's second year of existence. It takes a special team-building skill to craft a winner in two seasons. Doubters heading into the year questioned how the Valkyries could contend without a true star scorer. Those questions intensified when Nyanin traded No. 8 pick Flau'jae Johnson - a potential No. 1 option - to the Seattle Storm on draft night. Perhaps outsiders couldn't see the vision that came to fruition.