Locked On Women’s Basketball

Your daily dose of women’s basketball, brought to you by the staff at The Next.

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: 2023 WNBA playoff preview

By The Next / September 11, 2023

Missy and Gigi Speer discuss the top contenders and storylines headed into the postseason

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Locked on Women’s Basketball: Seimone Augustus, the WNBA’s best isolation scorer and bucket-getter

By The Next / September 9, 2023

‘The ideal shooting guard prospect but in a big wing’s body’

Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson (22) walks down court facing the camera at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Locked On Women's Basketball logo and small photos of host Howard and guest Matthew are placed to the left. "MVP Week: A'ja Wilson " is written in white text on an orange background at the bottom of the photo.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: 2023 WNBA MVP Week — The case for Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson

By The Next / September 7, 2023

‘She is trying to make a dynasty’

Locked On Women’s Basketball: 2023 WNBA MVP Week — The case for Connecticut Sun’s Alyssa Thomas

By The Next / September 7, 2023

‘The Sun are asking a lot of AT this season’

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: 2023 WNBA MVP Week — The case for New York Liberty’s Breanna Stewart 

By The Next / September 5, 2023

Howard and Jackie make an MVP case for Stewart

Minnesota Lynx associate head coach Katie Smith poses for a photo with her team. She is smiling, with her left arm around guard Rachel Banham's shoulder. The phrase "Storytime with Katie" is overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked on Women's Basketball logo is in the upper right corner.

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Katie Smith on what she learned from Cheryl Reeve, Bill Laimbeer and Detroit Shock

By The Next / September 4, 2023

Legendary WNBA guard Katie Smith talks past and present with host Howard Megdal

Los Angeles Sparks guard Alana Beard shoots a left-handed jump shot. The phrases "WNBA Retrospect" and "The Great Utility Wing" are overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked on Women's Basketball logo is in the upper right corner.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Scouting Alana Beard, the greatest perimeter defender in WNBA history

By The Next / September 2, 2023

‘She’s able to make these impact plays in spaces where you don’t really see it coming’

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Locked on Women’s Basketball: Playoff streaks snapped for Phoenix and Seattle, what’s next?

By The Next / September 1, 2023

Jackie and Rowan discuss what lies ahead for the Storm and Mercury

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Time to stop sleeping on Indiana Fever’s NaLyssa Smith

By The Next / August 31, 2023

Smith discussed the Fever’s success and how she has evolved in Year 2

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Who’s the favorite: Breanna Stewart’s New York Liberty? A’ja Wilson’s Las Vegas Aces? 

By The Next / August 29, 2023

Howard and Jackie discuss Monday night game, Las Vegas Aces vs. New York Liberty, how the Liberty won without JJ and Vegas’ concerns without Candace Parker in the mix