SEATTLE — One of the rookies with the most hype from the 2026 WNBA Draft, shooting guard Flau'Jae Johnson, will make her WNBA debut with the Seattle Storm when the team begins its season against the Golden State Valkyries at 7 p.m. PT on Friday at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

Johnson was picked eighth overall by the Valkyries in the 2026 WNBA Draft before the team traded her rights to the Storm

On Tuesday, before a game between the Seattle Mariners and Atlanta Braves, Johnson threw out the ceremonial first pitch.