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Valkyries re-sign Tiffany Hayes to 1-year contract extension
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After beginning their 2026 roster rebuild by re-signing Kayla Thornton and adding Gabby Williams , the Golden State Valkyries are running it back with veteran guard Tiffany Hayes .
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Hayes, 36, agreed to a one-year contract extension to remain in the Bay Area for the 2026 season, the team announced on Saturday. She will be returning for her second season with Golden State and 14th overall in the WNBA.
Although injuries limited her to just 26 games in the 2025 season, Hayes averaged 11.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game while shooting 40.6 percent from three in her first season with the team. She re-signed with Golden State after spending the 2025-2026 WNBA offseason playing for CBK Mersin in Turkey.
Before joining the Valkyries shortly after the expansion draft, Hayes spent the 2024 season with the Las Vegas Aces , where she won the WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year award. She joined the Aces after one year with the Connecticut Sun , which followed a 10-year tenure with the Atlanta Dream .
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Hayes, a one-time All-Star and former All-Defensive team member, briefly retired from the WNBA after her stint with the Sun before being lured back into action by the Aces, who were then coming off back-to-back championships.
Hayes becomes the seventh key veteran the Valkyries have added to their roster during the 2026 offseason, following Thornton, Williams, Veronica Burton , Iliana Rupert , Kiah Stokes and Cecilia Zandalasini . Golden State also inked forward Laeticia Amihere and second-year guard Kaitlyn Chen to training camp deals.
The incoming and returning veterans join a roster that already includes returning forward Janelle Salaun and guard Kate Martin . Salaun was named to the 2025 WNBA All-Rookie team, while Burton received the Most Improved Player award while playing for the Valkyries.
