Back in March, months before the season began, the Golden State Valkyries became the first team in WNBA history to sell 10,000 season tickets. That was the first clear sign that the first expansion team to enter the league since 2008 had something special brewing.

Over the next six months, the Valkyries set the standard for the coming wave of expansion with an incredible debut campaign, both on and off the court. They went 23-21 to earn the No. 8 seed in the playoffs, had the Coach of the Year and the Most Improved Player and sold out every single home game at Chase Center, a.k.a Ballhalla.

The Valkyries' 23 wins were the most ever by an expansion team in its inaugural season, and they became the first expansion team to make the playoffs in its inaugural season. How the Valkyries

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