On the morning of the Golden State Valkyries expansion draft, Veronica Burton got a phone call that would instantly change her life. The WNBA’s newest franchise, located in San Francisco, was planning on selecting her from the Connecticut Sun’s list of unprotected players.
Burton, while playing professional basketball in Australia, learned she would soon need to move to the Bay Area, a region she had never even visited. Her one-season tenure in Uncasville, Connecticut— a small town a few hours away from her hometown in Newton, Massachusetts — was coming to a sudden end.
The expansion draft, which took place on Dec. 7 and saw 11 players
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