{"id":200217,"date":"2025-10-03T21:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T21:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/200217\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T21:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T21:04:08","slug":"what-is-janelle-salauns-golden-state-valkyries-salary-net-worth-explored-as-versatile-french-player-shines-with-stellar-rookie-season-in-wnba-nba-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/200217\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Janelle Sala\u00fcn’s Golden State Valkyries salary? Net worth explored as versatile French player shines with stellar rookie season in WNBA | NBA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WhatJanelle Sala\u00fcn is a talented player (Image via Getty Images) The WNBA<\/a> announced today that Janelle Sala\u00fcn, a forward for the Golden State Valkyries, was selected to the All-Rookie Team. Sala\u00fcn is joined on the WNBA All-Rookie Team by Dominique Malonga of Seattle, Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen of Washington, and Paige Bueckers of Dallas. The French player appeared in 36 games, demonstrating the value of the experience she had. She was eventually selected for the WNBA’s All-Rookie Team due to her talent and effort with the Valkyries. There is no official data on Janelle Salaun’s net worth available to the public.Dynamic Janelle Sala\u00fcn dominates rookie WNBA season after stellar European careerEven though Salaun had played basketball<\/a> professionally for six years, the 2025 WNBA season was his first season. Janelle Salaun is presently playing under a rookie deal of $66,079 for one year, according to Spotrac. The 2025 WNBA season is the only time the same will be in effect. Salaun will then be eligible to sign as a Restricted Free Agent. Additionally, there is a $66,079 cap impact on the contract. Janelle Salaun got a minimum salary of $66,079 for the 2025 season of the WNBA, as per the agreement.It is understandable to presume Salaun is being justly remunerated for all she did for the Valkyries<\/a>. Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase talked about Janelle Salaun back in August and said:\u201c[Janelle] is versatile, Just having that versatility to go against any type of defender. I think that\u2019s key.. Janelle had an exceptional rookie season, and this recognition is well-deserved.\u201dShe continued:\u201cShe’s one of the most driven and focused players I’ve coached. Her mindset is 100% on the game – how she can get better and help this team win. She stepped up all season and showed a maturity which is really impressive for someone in their first year in the WNBA.\u201dAccording to reports, Janelle Salaun began playing basketball when she was twelve years old. At the age of 14, Sala\u00fcn attended France’s National Institute of Sport Expertise and Performance after gaining an understanding of the sport. Before relocating to Villeneuve-d’Ascq, she earned her first professional deal in 2019 to play for Flammes Carolo. She played for that LFB team for four years, peaking in the 2023\u201324 season. Sala\u00fcn moved to Famila Schio, an Italian Serie A team, prior to the 2024\u201325 EuroLeague season. She helped guide the squad to a 19-1 league record and a No. 1 playoff seed when she was 23 years old. Sala\u00fcn won the MVP award for the finals, Schio advanced to the Italian league finals, and the team won the championship in five games.<\/p>\n

Rising French star Janelle Sala\u00fcn powers Golden State Valkyries\u2019 historic and versatile season<\/p>\n

With a team that first didn’t seem to have any star players, the Golden State Valkyries achieved historic victory. The Valkyries united as a team during the season, and a number of players stepped up to the plate, resulting in successful career years. The Valkyries were strengthened by a number of young players who had an immediate impact on their careers in addition to the veterans who were brought together through the Expansion Draft. Chief among them was Janelle Sala\u00fcn, who was announced on Monday as a member of the 2025 WNBA All-Rookie team.During the French National Team’s silver medal finish in the Olympic<\/a> Games in Paris last year, Sala\u00fcn was a member of the squad. She was a starter during the French team’s Olympic run and is an important member of the team.This year’s free agency saw other WNBA teams interested in signing Sala\u00fcn besides the Valkyries. She has offensive talent and is a very flexible two-way player. As a proficient 3-point shooter, she aligns perfectly with Natalie Nakase’s strategy for the Valkyries, which prioritizes shooting and defence.Also read: What is Walker Kessler’s net worth? Los Angeles Lakers eye NBA pro as Utah Jazz center nears free agency decision<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Janelle Sala\u00fcn is a talented player (Image via Getty Images) The WNBA announced today that Janelle Sala\u00fcn, a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":200218,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[115373,4804,115372,115371,115370,99,434,115374],"class_list":["post-200217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-french-wnba-player","tag-golden-state-valkyries","tag-golden-state-valkyries-wnba","tag-janelle-salaun-net-worth","tag-janelle-salaun-salary","tag-sports","tag-wnba","tag-wnba-all-rookie-team"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}