The Golden State Valkyries, the first expansion team since the Atlanta Dream in 2008, have made their first big free agent signing. On Thursday, the team announced it has agreed to a deal with veteran guard Tiffany Hayes, who was named Sixth Player of the Year last season.

There has been a lot of change when it comes to the Las Vegas Aces' guards this offseason. The first and biggest shift came when Kelsey Plum was traded to the

The Las Vegas Aces are losing another key bench piece in free agency.Veteran guard Tiffany Hayes is signing with the Golden State Valkyries, the team announced

The Golden State Valkyries have their first big free agent signing with Tiffany Hayes joining the expansion franchise

The Golden State Valkyries have signed veteran guard Tiffany Hayes, they said Thursday. Hayes was an unrestricted free agent, last playing WNBA games for the Las Vegas Aces, where she averaged 9.5 points on 50 percent shooting in 33 games off the bench last season.

Golden State signed reigning sixth woman of the year Tiffany Hayes, who averaged 9.5 points per game off the bench and shot 40.2% from 3-point distance with Las Vegas. Hayes, 35, played under current Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase,