On December 6, 2024, an expansion draft took place to help fill the roster for the Golden State Valkyries for their debut WNBA season in 2025.
13 draft pick (from Los Angeles) Kelsey Plum (sign-and-trade from Las Vegas) 2025 No.
2 draft pick (from Los Angeles) Rights to Li Yueru (from Los Angeles) 2026 first round draft pick (from Las Vegas) Rebecca Allen (from Phoenix) Natasha Cloud (from Phoenix) Jacy Sheldon (from Dallas) 2025 No.
26 draft pick From January 11-20, 2025, teams were able to extend qualifying offers to core-eligible or reserved players.
[34] The free agency negotiation period began on January 21, 2025, and teams were able to officially being signing players on February 1, 2025.