“We matched [Kaila Charles] up with her cause Paige just had a 44-point game, we all watched it, we all saw her!” said coach Nakase. “She is an elite scorer in this league, rookie or no rookie, that’s impressive what she’s been doing.” Kaila did what no one else in the league had managed so far — she ended Paige’s 30-game double-digit scoring streak. Call it fate or call it luck, but the Valkyries now have two players who’ve managed to stop Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark.

Kaila was left without a WNBA team after Dallas decided she wasn’t good enough to keep on their roster — not once, but twice. But their loss turned out to be Golden State’s gain. The Valkyries picked her up right after the All-Star break when Kayla Thornton was ruled out for the season. After three hardship contracts

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