Flau’Jae Johnson trade shocks at WNBA Draft as Valkyries GM offers strange explanation

Fuente: New York Post

Many were shocked when LSU national champion Flau’jae Johnson was traded to the Seattle Storm not long after the Golden State Valkyries selected her with the No. 8 pick at the 2026 WNBA draft on Monday night. The Storm acquired the draft rights to Johnson from the Valkyries — and in exchange, Golden State acquired the draft rights to Marta Suárez and a 2028 second-round pick.