Dominique Malonga

Dominique Malonga poses with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected with the No. 2 overall pick to the Seattle Storm in the 2025 WNBA Draft at The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York, New York on April 14, 2025.

Seattle Storm 2025 Draft class led by French phenom

By Bella Munson / April 16, 2025

The No. 2 overall pick has the potential to be an all-time great player, and third-round picks have (slim) chances to make the roster

A collage of four pictures of 2025 WNBA draft prospects: top left, UConn point guard Paige Bueckers holds out three fingers in the ok sign while looking up and out to celebrate a 3-pointer; top right, French national team center Dominique Malonga leans to her right with her right arm outstretches while Nigerian guard Ezinne Kalu swats her left arm to drive in front of her; bottom left, Notre Dame wing Sonia Citron holds the ball in the palm of her hand in midair as she releases a 3-pointer over the outstretched arm of Oregon State guard Talia von Oelhoffen; bottom right, South Carolina combo guard Te-Hina Paopao looks ahead while holding up a hand in an "L" shape and dribbling with her opposite hand.

Who’s Next — The Next’s 2025 WNBA Draft Board, V2.0

By Emily Adler / April 8, 2025

The most detailed 2025 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room

French center Dominique Malonga (left) is the top international prospect in the 2025 WNBA Draft class. (Photo credit: John David Mercer, USA TODAY Sports)

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Scouting the top international 2025 WNBA Draft prospects

By The Next / April 5, 2025

Breaking down the rising profile for Dominique Malonga, other international prospects

Justė Jocytė shooting free throws during a game in the 2024-25 season (Photo credit: @ASVEL_Feminin on X/Twitter)

Top international prospect Justė Jocytė is eligible for 2025 WNBA Draft

By Hunter Cruse / February 10, 2025

The 6’2 Lithuanian guard is a potential first-round pick in the 2025 Draft

Notre Dame guard and WNBA draft prospect Olivia Miles shoots a basketball

Stock up, stock down: Biggest WNBA draft risers and fallers

By Emily Adler / January 5, 2025

Updating our 2025 WNBA draft evaluations by looking at who has impressed or depressed the most, from Olivia Miles to Kiki Iriafen

Close-up photos of Washington Mystics guard Julie Vanloo and New York Liberty forward Kayla Thornton are shown side-by-side. The text "Expansion draft recap" is overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked On Women's Basketball logo is in the top right corner.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Grading Golden State Valkyries’ expansion draft

By The Next / December 7, 2024

Shafer: ‘It’s a fun group. You kind of look at it and you see this shell of a good team’

Dallas Wings win No. 1 pick in 2025 WNBA Draft Lottery

By Sydney Wingfield / November 17, 2024

Paige Bueckers top prize in crowded field of talent

A collage of nine pictures of top 2025 WNBA draft prospects: In the middle, UConn guard Paige Bueckers screams in celebration; surrounding her, from top-left clockwise: South Carolina guard Raven Johnson dribble around an Iowa defender; UCLA forward Janiah Barker holds the ball out in one outstreched arm at the top of a crossover; NC State guard Saniya Rivers dribbles between her legs while looking toward the paint; Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles dribbles up the court; Notre Dame guard Sonia Citron holds her shot release while turning to jog back up the court in front of a full audience; Slovenian forward Ajsa Sivka moves up the court; South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao reaches in to deflect the ball from an Iowa player's dribble; Stanford big Kiki Iriafen holds the ball above her head in midair to release a jump shot over the extended arm of a defender.

Who’s Next — The Next’s 2025 WNBA Draft Board, V1.0

By Emily Adler / October 14, 2024

The most detailed 2025 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room

Side-by-side photos of international prospects Dominique Malonga clapping and Ajsa Sivka shown from the side. The text "Loaded 2025 intl. class" is overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked On Women's Basketball logo is in the top right corner.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Top international prospects in 2025 WNBA Draft

By The Next / October 12, 2024

Hunter Cruse: ‘This depth is definitely the best since we’ve started doing this’

French guard Leïla Lacan pictured on the left; Australian forward Nyadiew Puoch pictured on the right

How international prospects will shape 2024 WNBA Draft

By Hunter Cruse / February 25, 2024

A historical look into how the Lacan, Puoch-led 2024 international class compares to the past