Kayla Thornton

32-Year-Old ForwardF

Golden State Valkyries WNBA

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Injury Undisclosed

Est. Return 7/5/2025

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After helping the Liberty win their first championship, Thornton was selected by the Valkyries during the WNBA Expansion Draft this offseason. Thornton has played for three teams (Washington, Dallas and New York) across nine WNBA seasons. She averaged 5.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in 18.8 minutes per game with the Liberty over the past two seasons, a significant decline compared to the 8.2 points and 4.9 rebounds in 26.4 minutes per game she averaged across six seasons in Dallas. Golden State's rotation is likely to ebb and flow throughout the season. Still, Thornton has a much clearer path to consistent minutes and usage with her new team than she did when competing for playing time with Breanna Stewart, Leonie Fiebich and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton. Read Past Outlooks

Height 6'1"

DOB 10/20/1992

College UTEP

Exits early Sunday

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June 29, 2025

Thornton will not return to Sunday's game against the Storm due to an undisclosed injury.

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Thornton exited the game in the third quarter and will not be able to return due to an undisclosed injury. She concludes the contest with two points (1-9 FG, 0-5 3Pt) and five rebounds in 19 minutes. If she is forced to miss time, Kate Martin and Laeticia Amihere could see expanded roles off the bench.

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After spending the first six years of her career in Dallas, Thornton played a reserve veteran role for New York last season. Her stats fell across the board, but she appeared in all 40 games and was still a fantastic presence on the offensive glass, grabbing 2.8 offensive boards per 40 minutes. She did so while also still showing an ability to space the floor, drilling 1.4 threes on 31.3 percent per 40 minutes. Overall, in her 17.3 minutes per game, she racked up 4.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.7 steals, 0.3 blocks and 0.6 threes while shooting 43.3 percent from the field and 76.7 percent from the charity stripe. The best days of her career are seemingly behind her, so fantasy managers should temper expectations in 2024.

Thornton saw considerable playing time with the Wings over the last several seasons and remained consistent in 2022, averaging 8.0 points and 5.9 rebounds in 29.2 minutes per game while starting in 35 of her 36 appearances. Despite her prominent role in Dallas, she was traded to the Liberty in January as part of the deal that sent Jonquel Jones to New York. The Liberty remained active later in the offseason to form one of the two superteams in the WNBA, adding Courtney Vandersloot and Breanna Stewart. Betnijah Laney will also return, and she averaged 33.7 minutes per game during her first year in New York before missing most of the 2022 campaign. Thornton's fantasy value has been mainly derived from sizable playing time in past seasons, and that's hardly a given with the Liberty.

Thornton started 25 of 31 appearances in 2021 and averaged 7.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 27.6 minutes per game during the 2021 campaign. The 29-year-old forward figures to once again operate as the No. 2 forward behind Satou Sabally and should continue to be a consistent producer, though her lack of prolific performances limits her fantasy upside heading into 2022. It's possible that the addition of Teaira McCowan shifts Thornton to the bench, but regardless, she'll likely still be a key part of the Wings' rotation for a sixth consecutive season.

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Explodes for 29 points in win

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June 27, 2025

Thornton finished with 29 points (8-15 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 9-10 FT), six rebounds, an assist and a steal across 30 minutes in Friday's 83-78 win over the Sky.