The Golden State Valkyries have announced they’ve cut rookie Shyanne Sellers, who they selected in the second round of the WNBA Draft with the No. 17 pick.
Projected WNBA first-round draft pick surprisingly cut from Golden State Valkyries
Shyanne Sellers, who the Valkyries selected with the 17th overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, has been cut after the first week of training camp.
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Noa Dalzell is a senior writer covering the WNBA and all of women’s basketball for Breakaway, SB Nation’s women’s sports vertical, as well as the Celtics for CelticsBlog.
ESPN had projected Sellers would be the No. 6 overall pick, while The Athletic forecast her going 8th. Instead, Sellers surprisingly slipped out of the first round before being selected by the WNBA’s newest expansion team.
It appeared that she may have found a good opportunity on the Valkyries, but the team announced that she had been cut after the first week of training camp.
In her four-year career at Maryland, Sellers averaged 12.9 points per game. In her senior season, she averaged 14.4 points on 46.2% from the field, while shooting 40.8% from three.
WNBA roster cuts increase across the first week of training camp
Already, a litany of players have been cut from teams across the WNBA, with almost two weeks remaining until rosters are finalized.
The Connecticut Sun already cut Morgan Maly, Abbey Hsu, and Mya Hollingshed, the Las Vegas Aces cut Jordyn Jenkins, the New York Liberty cut Kaitlyn Davis, and the Los Angeles Sparks cut Anneli Maley and Alyssa Utsby.
Rosters have to be finalized by May 15th, with most teams still needing to cut between two and six players.
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