WNBA: Valkyries sign Gabby Williams to multi-year contract

Williams played a pivotal role in helping the Seattle Storm secure a playoff berth in 2025.

the eaves All-Star Gabby Williams has signed a multi-year contract with the Golden State Valkyriesas announced by the team this Sunday.

The Valkyries they have signed the escort Kaila Charles in a deal that a source revealed to AM850’s Kareem Copeland and Sean Hurd has a duration of two years.

Williams played a pivotal role in helping the Seattle Storm to secure a playoff spot in 2025. Nicknamed the “French Swiss Army Knife” for her versatility and ability to impact the game in multiple ways, the forward — who was in her seventh season — made her first appearance in the All-Star and was named to the league’s first defensive team.

“That a player of the caliber of Gabby choose us in just our second year… it means everything,” the general manager of the ValkyriesOhemaa Nyanin. “She is a world-class player. One of the best defenders in the world, a All-Star WNBA and someone who makes everyone around her better.”

In 2025, he posted career bests in several categories, including points (11.6) and assists (4.2). He led the WNBA in steals per game (2.3) and finished the season with a total of 99, falling just one shy of tying the historic record of 100 steals set by Teresa Weatherspoon in 1998.

Charles, 28, joined the Valkyries halfway through the 2025 season after being released by the Dallas Wings, averaging 7.4 points and 4.5 rebounds in 18 games.

Selected fourth overall in the draft by the Sky in 2018, Williams — 5-foot-11 (1.80 m) tall — spent three seasons with Chicago before being traded to the Los Angeles Sparks in 2021. She did not play a game with the Sparks and was sent to the Storm in 2022. Williams He signed a one-year contract with Seattle in February 2025.

Williams29 years old, won the silver medal with the French team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and was included in the Ideal Quintet of the tournament. He also won bronze with France in 2020 and was part of UConn’s 2015 and 2016 championship teams.