WNBA’s Kate Martin compares Las Vegas’ ace and Valkyrie styles

Kate Martin Because of the reasons, including her ever-evolving sense of fashion, it is a favorite among WNBA fans.

“I’ll definitely say like before I entered the league, I absolutely think you have to dress up every time, it’s a lot of pressure, and it puts more pressure on me than the actual basketball game,” Martin, 25, told exclusively US Weekly Earlier this month.

“But I realized, like, you can really do the same thing as you want. [Las Vegas] She continued, ACES players have very good styles.

Martin has been named after himself since he was selected as the 18th pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. Young Hooper – one Caitlin Clark’s Best Friends – Joined the Las Vegas ACE last year and immediately began impressing fans on and off the court.

In December 2024, Martin was taken over by the Golden State Valkyries as part of the WNBA expansion draft. (In addition to signing several athletes from overseas teams, the latest team in the league has filled its first squad by selecting unprotected players from the WNBA.

While some players do tend to dress up before the game – including her former ACES teammate A’ja Wilson With current Valkyrie teammates Tiffany Hayes – Martin is happy to find that not everyone takes their game day very seriously.

In San Francisco, for example, some of the Martin teammates “a bit of doing what they want to do” and they want to do anything when it comes to pre-game tunnel costumes. “I think it’s cool,” Martin told us.

Although the Ace can be impressive during the team’s time, Martin points out that Hayes is someone who inspires his creativity and fun. Hayes softened her clothing line Seyah Renara in 2024.

Martin shared that her teammates “styling me a few times” with their online work, adding: “It’s so cool that she pursues the fashion side.

She continued, “Like, she’s not only a basketball player, but you know she’s an entrepreneur and she’s very cool in style.” “I think too [Washington Mystics player] Alysha Clark’s The costumes, especially this year’s outfits, are amazing. ”

Martin’s own evolving sense of style will continue to make an impact ahead of the WNBA game – now fans can enjoy themselves by copying their own costumes. Martin, Hayes and teammates Monique Billings Already partnered with online shopping platform Rakuten to make it possible for fans to buy items from their own tunnels, allowing the WNBA to bring more into their homes and lives.

This kind of community building is important to Martin, who describes Valkyrie fans as “incredible.” The team has sold out every home game this season at Chase Center (or Ballhalla affectionately known as home court) – very well aware of the special features of the 18,000+ people that really come out.

“I mean, it’s great to see our fan base at the beginning of the season and now,” Martin said. “And they’re just loyalty and support for us.

She continued: “Honestly, the atmosphere in Baulhara is like second to none.