Justė Jocytė says limited playing time left her hesitant to return to the Golden State Valkyries after their WNBA title run.
In an interview with Lithuanian broadcaster LRT, Jocytė said she wanted a bigger role during her rookie season. Golden State selected her fifth overall in the 2025 draft, and she averaged 3.1 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in 2026.
Jocytė said a move would depend on teams reaching an agreement and that she was in no rush to return to the United States. Her immediate focus is Lithuania’s EuroBasket qualifying games against Finland on Nov. 12 and Nov. 15.
Source: Jocytė’s interview with LRT.
Justė Jocytė with Lithuania’s national basketball team (archive). Photo: Augustas Didžgalvis, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized.
