WNBA sets rules for Golden State expansion draft NBC Boston [Video]

The WNBA will have its first expansion draft in 16 years in December as the Golden State Valkyries start to fill out their roster.

The Valkyries will begin play next season. The league sent out guidelines to teams in a memo that was obtained by The Associated Press.

Teams will be able to protect a maximum of six players who will not be available for selection by Golden State. All other players on a team’s roster will be eligible for selection by the Valkyries. Players that are unrestricted free agents must be designated on a team’s list as such and must be either on the protected players list or the unprotected list.

The Valkyries will only be able to choose one player from each team and can select players in the draft without regard to the league’s salary cap. Golden State, though, must be below the cap at the start of the player contract signing …