Jackie Young also has an obvious connection to the Valkyries. She played with Kiah Stokes and Tiffany Hayes in Las Vegas, where Natalie Nakase was an assistant coach. If she decides that it\u2019s time for a change, she may as well consider the team that swept the Aces in the semifinals.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kelsey Plum has been another long-rumored target for the Valkyries<\/a>. If she doesn\u2019t want to stay in Phoenix, the Valkyries may be her next best option. She wouldn\u2019t lose out on any of the facility benefits that playing for the Mercury offers, and she could compete for a title with a gritty, hard-nosed team.\u00a0<\/p>\n Last but not least, the Valkyries could also make an intriguing offer to Kelsey Mitchell. The Valkyries are obviously a few steps ahead of the Indiana Fever, so she could be the best scorer on a championship favorite and deal with a very different fan base. In her exit interview, Mitchell talked about how difficult it can be to be a Fever player and all of the toxicity from the fanbase<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Valkyries players have made no such claims about their fanbase and usually perform in front of a dedicated, adoring crowd of roughly 18,000 people. If Mitchell wants to compete for a title without the kind of drama that follows the Fever, the Bay Area might be the place for her.<\/p>\n
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