The Vision Was There From Year One — Now the Valkyries Are in the Finals in Year Two

The Golden State Valkyries sweep the defending champion Las Vegas Aces in overtime and are going to the WNBA Finals. Two years into existence. Nobody believed in them all season. Now they are four wins away from a championship. Gabby Williams said it with a smile: get ready for the bandwagoners. Nobody gave this team love all season. Nobody talked about them. But every single day they went to work, believed in each other, and built something worth fighting for. Same mentality going into the finals. Stay together. Stay unselfish. Whoever is hot gets the ball. Down 11 in the third quarter on the road against the defending champions the Valkyries told themselves what they always tell themselves. This is not impossible. They have come back from deficits all season. Gabby sat out most of the third while the team went on its run and flipped the game. She stayed loud on the bench, stayed engaged, came back in overtime ready, and swiped the ball from A'ja Wilson with two minutes left. She tried to beat her with speed. It worked. The Gabby and Tip tandem was the defining story of this series. If Gabby does not have it she knows Tip has it. When Tip does not have it Tip knows Gabby has it. That trust and that ability to take turns carrying the load is what separates this team. Having Tiffany Hayes coming off the bench in the WNBA Finals is an unfair advantage. Gabby knows it. Kiah Stokes is a three time champion and when Gabby found out she was signing with the Valkyries she felt a wave of relief she could not describe. Gabby got emotional talking about what Kiah means to this team. She is just a winner. There is a reason she has three rings.The depth advantage was decisive. Vegas leaned on their top three players. The Valkyries kept rotating, stayed fresh, and down the stretch it showed. Going into the finals it is a clean slate. Zero and zero. And the Valkyries are built for exactly this. 🔔 Subscribe for highlights, pressers, and everything Golden State Valkyries. Golden State Valkyries | WNBA | Sweep Presser | Gabby Williams, Kiah Stokes | Las Vegas Aces | WNBA Finals | 2025 00:00 — Atlanta Next: Scouting the Finals Opponent 00:15 — The Moment It Sank In: Going to the WNBA Finals 00:28 — Two Years Into Existence and They Swept the Defending Champs 00:55 — Down 11 in the Third: Nothing New Just Stay Composed 01:20 — Kiah Stokes: What She Means to This Team and Why Gabby Felt Phew 02:10 — Gabby on Kiah: I Could Get Emotional Talking About It 03:00 — Depth as a Superpower: How the Valkyries Stayed Fresh Against Vegas 04:10 — Gabby on TIP: If I Don't Have It I Know TIP Has It 05:00 — Gabby Sat Out Most of the Third and Came Back to Take Over in Overtime 06:15 — The Bandwagon Is Open: Nobody Believed in the Valkyries All Season 07:00 — Clean Slate Going Into the Finals: Both Teams Are Zero and Zero