SAN FRANCISCO >> Following Monday’s draft, Golden State Valkyries general manager Ohemaa Nyanin walked into the Bill King Media Room inside Chase Center smiling from ear to ear.

With the fifth overall pick and the franchise’s first ever draft choice, Nyanin selected Juste Jocyte — a 19-year-old guard from Lithuania that most American basketball fans have never heard of.

But for Nyanin, Jocyte couldn’t be a better fit for this team.

“She’s a phenomenal athlete,” Nyanin said. “She was the youngest athlete to play in the Euro League at 14 and we didn’t take that lightly. To have her be available at No. 5 was super important to us.”

But there is a caveat with Jocyte.

There is no guarantee that Jocyte will join the team this year. Nyanin said the timeline for Jocyte to join the Valkyries this season is “in flux.” Nyanin and the organization have plans to talk to their fifth overall selection on Tuesday to figure out whether or not Jocyte will join Golden State for training camp in a few weeks.

Still, Jocyte’s potential was not going to be passed up by the league’s newest expansion team.

“She’s mature beyond her years,” Nyanin said. “Her basketball IQ, her physical ability within the game at such a young age right now, the sky’s the limit for her.”

Jocyte’s is not that much of a surprise if you look at how the Valkyries have constructed their roster. Jocyte is the 13th international player the Valkyries have added to their roster this season.

Each of 13 international players have six years or less experience playing in the WNBA.

“I think something that we take into consideration is the level of talent that they are currently playing against, and how that will translate into the WNBA,” Nyanin said.

Since 14, Jocyte has been playing against grown women on a nightly basis. Her potential as a three-level scorer and as a high-volume pick-and-roll ballhandler made her one of the most intriguing prospects in the draft.

Playing in Ligue Féminine de Basketball — France’s top league — Jocyte averaged 12.7 points, 2.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game while shooting 35% from beyond the arc for Lyon ASVEL.

Valkyries snag Sellers in second round

Most mock drafts had Maryland guard Shyanne Sellers as a top-eight pick in the first round.

So when the versatile playmaker was still undrafted when it was the Valkyries’ turn to select a player in the second round, Sellers was a no-brainer.

“We were surprised Shyanne was available at 17,” Nyanin said. “Her versatility excites us because it gives us an opportunity to slide her in another position or another.”

Sellers averaged 14.4 points and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 40.8% from the three-point line this past season. She was the first player in program history to surpass 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists.

“I’m super excited to be a part of the new team,” Sellers told reporters in a post-draft news conference. “We’re going to be ready to compete and ready to win.”

National champ rounds out inaugural draft

With their final pick, the Valkyries selected floor general Kaitlyn Chen from UConn in the third round.

The SoCal native was an integral part of the Huskies’ national championship run as a quintessential point guard that could space the floor.

After averaging close to 16 points per game in her first three seasons at Princeton, Chen took on more of a facilitator at UConn this season. She averaged 6.9 points and 3.4 assists while shooting 35.4% from beyond the arc.

“She’s a hard worker and an effortless human,” Nyanin said. “We’re just thrilled.”