Golden State Valkyries vs Atlanta Dream predicted starting lineups and depth charts for July 6

The Golden State Valkyries travel to Georgia on Monday to face the Atlanta Dream at Gateway Center. This will be the first meeting between the two teams as both look to return to winning ways.

In their last game, the Dream hosted the Seattle Storm and lost 80-79 in a close affair. Meanwhile, the Valkyries traveled to Target Canter to face the Lynx in their previous game and lost 92-71 to the league leaders.

Apart from the losses in their previous games, the two teams share a similar record in their last 10 appearances. The Valkyries are 7-3 while the Dream are slightly worse, at 6-4. Despite their poorer form, the Dream (11-7) are fifth in the standings while the Valkyries (9-8) are sixth.

This is due to Golden State's slow start to the season, losing five of their first seven games. However, they have had better results lately, coinciding with Kayla Thornton's fine form. The veteran forward has led the team from the front, averaging 14.9 ppg and 7.1 rpg.

Meanwhile, Allisha Gray leads the Dream in scoring, with the guard averaging 19.1 PPG and 5.7 RPG. Rhyne Howard has been a significant contributor to the Dream's tally, recording 16.8 PPG and 5.2 RPG.

Golden State Valkyries vs. Atlanta Dream: Injury report

Golden State Valkyries report

Carla Leite is the only player on the Valkyries' injury report. She's listed as questionable due to a back injury.

Atlanta Dream report

Like their opponents, the Dream's injury report features a single player. Rhyne Howard is under day-to-day observation and could miss out due to an upper-body issue.

Golden State Valkyries vs. Atlanta Dream: starting lineups and depth chart

Golden State Valkyries starting lineup and depth chart

The State starting five should see Veronica Burton and Tiffany Hayes as the guards, Kayla Thornton and Stephanie Talbot as the forwards and Temi Fagbenle as the center.

Position	Starters	2nd	3rd
PG	Veronica Burton	Kaitlyn Chen
SG	Tiffany Hayes	Kate Martin
SF	Kayla Thornton	Janelle Salaun	Cecilia Zandalasini
PF	Stephanie Talbot	Laeticia Amihere
C	Temi Fagbenle	Monique Billings

Atlanta Dream starting lineup and depth chart

The Dream should start Jordin Canada, Shatori-Walker Kimbrough, Alisha Gray, Brionna Jones and Brittney Griner against the Valkyries.

Position	Starter	2nd	3rd
PG	Jordin Canada	Te-Hina Paopao
SG	Shatori-Walker Kimbrough	Maya Caldwell
SF	Allisha Gray	Nia Coffey
PF	Brionna Jones	Naz Hillmon
C	Brittney Griner	Taylor Thierry

About the author

Arian Kashyap is a basketball journalist at Sportskeeda with over two years of experience at Essentially Sports and Spice Bite and a Bachelor's in Physical Education and Sports Sciences.

Arian's favorite team is the Miami Heat and it’s mainly down to Dwyane Wade being his favorite player of all time. Arian loved how explosive Wade was as a player and he had all the attributes, whether that be shooting, defending or passing. Arian really liked how he won titles both with and without a dynasty behind him.

Arian has also worked with Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools and was the manager for a Delhi-based women’s team called Garwhal Untied. Garwhal won the Delhi league and were runners-up during his tenure.

Arian has judged essay writing competitions for the Commonwealth Students Welfare Group of India in 2023 and was a part of the U-14 team for the Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools academy that qualified for the AIFF Round in 2023.

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