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Preview thumbnail for the post-lottery episode of the Locked on Women's Basketball podcast. Pictured is Aliyah Boston of South Carolina, along with the title of "Boston to Indiana?"

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Fever win 2023 lottery

By The Next / November 12, 2022

With Boston to Indiana as close to a lock as can be, what does that mean for the rest of the nation’s top draft prospects after the lottery?

Lynx secure the No. 2 pick, further aligning the stars for a monster offseason

By Lucas Seehafer / November 12, 2022

The Lynx are in as good a position as any team to see a significant turnaround next season.

Nancy Lieberman episode of the Locked on Women's Basketball podcast

Locked on Women’s Basketball: “Lady Magic”

By The Next / November 11, 2022

The legendary Nancy Lieberman joins Natalie Heavren to talk Old Dominion, Title IX and the early stages of professional women’s basketball.

Nancy Lieberman statue at Old Dominion. The statue is bronze. Nancy Lieberman reaches her left arm over while holding the ball in her right hand.

Nancy Lieberman unveils her statue and dedicates “Dream Court” in historic weekend

By Natalie Heavren / November 8, 2022

Lieberman’s impact and legacy lives on in Norfolk

Two pictures of 2023 WNBA draft prospects side-by-side: on the left, Aliyah Boston carries the ball as she strides past a defender and towards the rim; on the right, Stanford Cardinal big wing Haley Jones holds the ball by her midsections as she drives forward past the free-throw line while looking ahead

Who’s Next — The Next’s 2023 WNBA Draft Board, V1.0

By Emily Adler / November 7, 2022

The most detailed 2023 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room

Minnesota Lynx head coach/general manager Cheryl Reeve stands near midcourt holding a ball under her arm and laughing to Washington Mystics head coach/general manager Mike Thibault, who stands beside her.

Cheryl Reeve inks deal to return to Lynx, now with an even bigger role

By Lucas Seehafer / November 6, 2022

Why Reeve took her time before coming back to Minnesota

Phoenix guard Diana Taurasi (3) in a game against the Mystics at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2022.

What Diana Taurasi’s 2023 return means for the Mercury — and Skylar Diggins-Smith

By Alex Simon / November 6, 2022

One question is answered, but many remain in Phoenix entering offseason

Cover picture featuring two photos side-by-side -- on the left, Maryland wing Diamond Miller dribbles a crossover while looking across the court, and on the right, Mississippi State forward Rickea Jackson floats in mid-air, in a layup version of the "air Jordan" pose -- a couple title lines that say "BEST BIGS IN THE WNBA DRAFT?"; the "Locked on Women's Basketball Podcast" logo; and pictures of co-hosts Hunter Cruse and Joshua Welch laughing and co-host Em Adler holding her head

Locked on Women’s Basketball: The best frontcourt players in the WNBA Draft

By The Next / November 5, 2022

How do Rickea Jackson, Elizabeth Kitley, Fran Belibi and more stack up behind Aliyah Boston?

Preview thumbnail for the Locked on Women's Basketball podcast covering the Cavinders of the Miami Hurricanes and Latricia Trammell being hired by the Dallas wings

Locked on Women’s Basketball: What to expect from Trammell in Dallas and the Cavinders in Miami

By The Next / November 4, 2022

Jackie Powell is joined by Arie Graham to talk Trammell and the Wings, and then ESPN’s Alexa Philippou talks about her recent feature on the Cavinders

Christie Sides gives direction during practice

Indiana Fever hire Christie Sides to coach franchise back to winning ways

By Tony East / November 4, 2022

Sides comes from an Atlanta Dream team that sought to ‘defend from start to finish’