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South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao dribbles into a pick-and-roll set by Sania Feagin while defended by Oklahoma Sooners guard Reyna Scott trying to feel out the screen

Adding team context to player development projections

By Emily Adler / March 9, 2025

Why our subconscious process should be systemitized

19-year-old Russian forward Anastasiia Kosu pictured smiling after winning the 2025 Russian Cup (Photo credit: Anastasiia Kosu)

Meet Anastasiia Olairi Kosu, the most underrated prospect in 2025 WNBA Draft

By Hunter Cruse / February 16, 2025

The 6’1 Russian forward is a prospect to know in the 2025 Draft

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Watkins and Iriafen send shockwaves from USC

By The Next / February 15, 2025

Shafer: ‘JuJu is an absurd shot maker’

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

Two 2025 WNBA draft prospects are pictured as the Locked On Women's Basketball thumbnail image with the title "Stock up, Stock down"

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Which 2025 WNBA draft prospects are rising and falling?

By The Next / January 11, 2025

Detailed analysis of top 2025 WNBA draft prospects

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

NC State guard Aziaha James looks up to the off-camera basket while holding the ball to her chest and getting ready to shoot a free-throw

A deep dive into scouting conversations at The Next

By Emily Adler / December 15, 2024

Looking at Aziaha James’ jumper

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

A collage of seven pictures of top WNBA draft prospects: In the middle, UConn guard Paige Bueckers screams in celebration while clenching her fists and flexing; surrounding her, from top-left clockwise: Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo holds the ball while looking into the distance; South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley jumps in midair higher than every other player on the court to release a floater; Stanford big Kiki Iriafen holds the ball above her head in midair to release a jump shot over the extended arm of a defender; Texas A&M big Janiah Barker looks down; Texas wing Madison Booker leans over and yells in celebration, while teammates yell in random directions in celebration as well; JuJu Watkins holds the ball over head to release a free-throw.

Who are the top WNBA draft prospects in college basketball?

By Emily Adler / April 23, 2024

The future has never been brighter

Washington Mystics general manager Mike Thibault sits on press row, next to two women who are having a conversation.

What is the 20-80 scouting scale?

By Emily Adler / February 11, 2024

Translating the language of professional scouts into standard English