Valkyries GM Refuses to Reveal Strategy Behind Trading Flau’jae Johnson on Draft Day

4 months ago

Valkyries GM Refuses to Reveal Strategy Behind Trading Flau’jae Johnson on Draft Day

Valkyries GM Ohemaa Nyanin is not ready to address the strategy behind her decision to draft Flau'jae Johnson 8th overall and then trade her on draft night. "I don't really speak about my strategy publicly because other teams are watching," Nyanin said. Stating that she's not ready, Nyanin has potentially left the door open to address it later.

By Pranay Mukherjee

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