OAKLAND — The Valkyries finished a historic first season, making the playoffs and setting the league record for attendance in their inaugural year.

But while they will have some time to reminisce about how special their first year was, the Valkyries will eventually have to turn the page to the offseason.

“You got to reflect, but we’ve already started talking about what we can do better next year,” Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase said at Tuesday’s exit interviews at Golden State’s practice facility in Oakland. “My coaches are already working on what Day 1 will look like in training camp. So, obviously it’s having a lot of conversations.”

Those conversations won’t be short on urgency.

Between roster decisions, league-wide uncertainty about a new CBA and the pressure of an ambitious five-year championship goal, the Valkyries are heading a pivotal offseason.

“I’m still in this season and trying to make sure that I don’t blow over anything that we’ve accomplished,” general manager Ohemaa Nyanin said. “But then also not sit in the successes that we have, because we have goals ahead of time.”

Here are three key offseason issues to address:

Do the Valkyries need a star?

Golden State will have offseason decisions to make.

Veterans Tiffany Hayes, Monique Billings, Temi Fágbénlé, Kayla Thornton and Kaila Charles will all be unrestricted free agents while most improved point guard Veronica Burton and sharpshooting forward Cecilia Zandalasini are restricted free agents. As long as they don’t get selected in the expansion draft, Carla Leite and Kate Martin will be the only players on the roster that are be guaranteed to return next year.

It was evident that the Valkyries’ lack of a star player hurt them in their first-round playoff loss to the Minnesota Lynx. But Nyanin said the Valkyries won’t necessarily be “star hunting,” rather looking for a personality fit for the culture they already built.

“We want great humans,” Nyanin said. “The fan base has completely absorbed each of the athletes so much that I don’t want to mess with that. … What does that look like? Who does that look like? Still hasn’t been determined.”

Nyanin was asked whether she is looking for a marquee player this offseason.

“I don’t think about the face of the franchise,” she said. “I think what Valkyries basketball has meant is that on any given night, with any given roster, we can win basketball games. The humility and the drive to win wasn’t held in any one person, which I think is a testament to the type of culture that coach Natalie and the rest of the staff built.”

The Valkyries should also have a young core coming back with Leite, Martin and first-round draft pick Juste Jocyte, who is expected to begin her rookie season next year. The Valkyries could also bring back rookie forward Janelle Salaün. She is a reserved free agent, meaning Golden State has the decision to sign her to a contract or release her into unrestricted free agency.

The Valkyries will go into the offseason with the fourth-most cap space in the league next season.

What about the CBA?

The looming collective bargaining negotiations between the players’ union and the league could very well hold up the Valkyries offseason.

The league and the union have until Oct. 31 to negotiate a new deal, though multiple reports suggest that won’t happen.

There will also be an expansion draft that will feature two teams, Portland and Toronto, selecting their respective rosters. The CBA will determine if the rules from last season’s expansion draft will apply this season.

Should the parameters stay the same, Golden State will get to protect six players from its current roster – including Jocyte.

However, the CBA won’t affect the way Nakase and her coaching staff goes about the offseason.

“Those are things I can’t control,” Nakase said.

Clock is ticking

Owner Joe Lacob was clear on his goal for the Valkyries: win a title within five years. Lacob said making the playoffs this season means the Valkyries are ahead of schedule, but the five-year championship window still stands.

For the front office, time is starting to tick to bring a championship trophy to Ballhalla.

“No season should be wasted,” Nyanin said. “I think we wanted to achieve greatness — every time they walked into this practice facility, or on the road and in Ballhala at Chase Center. I think it only helped us create a collective rally cry to do something different.”

The expectations have also risen for those on the business side. Lacob told this news organization that he wanted to “fill the lower bowl at Chase Center” at the start of the season, but the Valkyries have clearly exceeded that target. Even more encouraging for the franchise, the Valkyries have already had a 90% renewal rate with their season-ticket holders, according to Valkyries president Jess Smith.