The WNBA has exploded in popularity as, according to the league the amount of sold out games for this season increased 156% compared to the previous season. In addition, the league will have its first expansion team since 2008. The Golden State Valkyries will begin playing next season.

Golden State Valkyries President Jess Smith joins Wealth! to discuss the increased popularity of the league and what to expect from the new expansion team.

Smith explains the growth of the team: "This is the region where people look to see what comes next and for us at this moment in time, what you just referenced with WNBA growth, we get an opportunity to harness that through one of the best basketball legacies that exist today. And to do that through women's sports and through the incredible athletes of the WNBA is pretty phenomenal. So we have close to 15,000 season ticket deposits right now."

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This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino