WNBA

Graphic with a photo of Breanna Stewart with text overlay that says "MVP Week" and her name. There is a Locked On Women's Basketball logo in the upper right corner and screenshots of the hosts, Jackie Powell and Howard Megdal, below.

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

Indiana Fever Amanda Zahui B Victoria Vivians Kelsey Mitchell Erica Wheeler

The Indiana Fever have been eliminated from playoff contention, but it won’t stop their progress

By Tony East / September 5, 2023

Fever will fight to the end of a season of tremendous growth

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

A close-up, side-angle photo of Washington Mystics guard Kristi Toliver watching a game in street clothes.

Kristi Toliver hurts knee, Mystics ‘not expecting good news’ on diagnosis

By Jenn Hatfield / September 4, 2023

Toliver had played just 10 minutes since returning from plantar fasciitis

Mercedes Russell rises up to take a shot. It is heavily contested by Nikolina Milic, who has her arms straight up.

How Seattle’s Mercedes Russell is finding her form again after missing most of 2022

By Bella Munson / September 3, 2023

Quinn: ‘It’s crucial for our success for her to be at her best’

Five Los Angeles Sparks players wrap their arms around each other's waists as they huddle.

Fatigue may be a factor as Los Angeles Sparks continue push for playoffs

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / September 3, 2023

‘The games are going to keep coming’

Chicago Sky guard Dana Evans dribbles downhill in a WNBA game while looking across the court past her defender, Washington Mystics wing Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, side-stepping alongside

Sunday Notes, Week 14: Point guard growth, from Dana Evans to Sabrina Ionescu

By Emily Adler / September 3, 2023

The Next’s weekly journey into trends and analysis from around the WNBA

Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes extends her right arm to steal a lateral pass from a Connecticut Sun player.

Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes is chasing 100 steals — and WNBA history

By Jenn Hatfield / September 2, 2023

Sykes, the two-time reigning steals champion, has been even more dangerous defensively this season

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’

Wearing a seafoam green jersey, New York Liberty forward Kayla Thornton walks down the court toward the camera.

Kayla Thornton signs two-year extension with New York Liberty

By Jackie Powell / September 2, 2023

‘To even have that offer, that’s just something I couldn’t turn down’