Natalie Nakase’s fire lit up the WNBA. 🔥⁣ ⁣ The Golden State Valkyries head coach was named WNBA Coach of the Year after leading her first-year expansion team to the playoffs, a league first. 🏀👏⁣ ⁣ Nakase, who also earned AP Coach of the Year, received 53 of 72 votes after guiding Golden State to a record 23 wins and sellouts at all 22 home games. 🙌⁣ ⁣ Commissioner Cathy Engelbert presented the award ahead of the Valkyries’ Game 2 matchup vs. Minnesota. 🏆⁣ ⁣ At 45, Nakase has already made history, but she’s keeping her eyes on the bigger prize: “If you take this job we’ve got to win a championship in five years.” 👀 #thegist⁣ ⁣ #wnba #coachoftheyear #goldenstate #womenssports #womensbasketball