Before the season, ESPN's WNBA experts ranked every team and projected how the standings would shake out. Of course, they ranked the Valkyries last, with a projection of just 15.7 wins and an 11.8% chance to make the playoffs.

CBS Sports’ playoff primer projects Golden State to finish sixth at 23-19, predicting a 1-1 finish over their final two games. The Valkyries are followed by the Indiana Fever in seventh and Seattle in eighth, with the Los Angeles Sparks in ninth and needing to win out while hoping the Storm drop their finale to the Valkyries.

Here we will look at and discuss the fatal flaw that the Golden State Valkyries must fix before the 2025 WNBA playoffs.