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Valkyries Re-Sign Veronica Burton to Multiyear Deal Under New CBA

The deal reflects Golden State's plan to keep its breakout core during a new CBA cycle with a much higher salary cap.

Fans reacted after Valkyries guard Veronica Burton was fouled during the fourth quarter of a WNBA game against the Minnesota Lynx at Chase Center on Sept. 6. The Lynx defeated the Valkyries 78-72.
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Overview

  • Burton, a restricted free agent, re-signed Saturday on the first day players could sign offer sheets under the new labor deal.
  • She is the reigning Most Improved Player after a leap that made her the first in WNBA history to add at least five points, two rebounds and two assists per game from one season to the next.
  • In 2025 she led Golden State in points, assists, rebounds, steals and blocks and earned All-Defensive second-team honors.
  • General manager Ohemaa Nyanin called her the team's backbone and praised her work ethic, leadership and voice in the locker room.
  • The agreement keeps the playoff-making expansion club's nucleus in place as the new CBA lifts the salary cap from $1.5 million to $7 million, though financial terms were not disclosed.