Washington Mystics

Washington Mystics forward/guard Elena Delle Donne waves to the crowd with both hands as smoke billows out behind her during player introductions.

Elena Delle Donne announces retirement after 10 seasons

By Sydney Wingfield / April 4, 2025

Former Sky and Mystics star ready to move on

Washington Mystics guard Ariel Atkins, wearing a white Mystics uniform with red accents, stands with both hands on her hips.

Why the Washington Mystics made the ‘difficult’ choice to trade Ariel Atkins

By Jenn Hatfield / February 24, 2025

Washington got back two draft picks and a future pick swap, which could help it solidify a young core

Washington Mystics head coach Sydney Johnson, Mystics general manager Jamila Wideman and Monumental Basketball president Michael Winger sit at a podium for a press conference. All three are in dark suit jackets with Mystics pins on the collars. Johnson and Wideman are smiling, while Winger stares straight ahead.

What the new Washington Mystics leadership will prioritize in its rebuild

By Jenn Hatfield / February 13, 2025

General manager Jamila Wideman and head coach Sydney Johnson are looking to build ‘a home’ for players in Washington

Then-Seattle Storm forward Alysha Clark talks with teammate Sami Whitcomb during a game.

As WNBA free agency rolls on, let’s look at some 2025 depth charts

By Emily Adler / February 9, 2025

Taking stock of free agency, the most chaotic time of the WNBA calendar

A graphic showing Aaliyah Edwards, Kelsey Mitchell and Jordin Canada side-by-side in their respective WNBA jerseys. The text "Unrivaled drama" 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: Jordin Canada, Aaliyah Edwards talk WNBA free agency, Unrivaled

By The Next / January 30, 2025

Aaliyah Edwards on Unrivaled: ‘We’re competing against the best’

A close-up photo of Washington Mystics head coach and general manager Mike Thibault smiling.

Mike Thibault hired as Belgian Cats head coach

By Sydney Wingfield / January 27, 2025

Thibault: ‘I am looking forward to playing for trophies in the years to come’

Graphic with photo of center Stefanie Dolson (31) holding her hands to either side of her head and smiling during a Mystics game. Locked On Women's Basketball logo at top right. Headshots of host Gigi Speer and guest Stefanie Dolson at lower right.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Stefanie Dolson on Unrivaled, dating advice and Wicked

By The Next / January 23, 2025

Dolson: ‘It was hard to train for this because we’ve never done it either’

Locked On Women’s Basketball: 2025 WNBA Free Agency Preview

By The Next / January 18, 2025

Jackie Powell and Seerat Sohi discuss impending WNBA free agency.

The Chicago Sky bench celebrates a play during a game. Several players stand and clap or make 3-point signs with their hands, and two assistant coaches smile and stand.

Jamila Wideman, Sydney Johnson hired to lead Washington Mystics

By Jenn Hatfield / December 24, 2024

Wideman, a former WNBA player, takes over as general manager; Johnson steps in as head coach

A thumbnail for the Locked On Women's Basketball podcast with an orange banner and the episode title "Bold WBB predictions for 2025" with an image on the left half of Satou Sabally of the Dallas Wings dribbling in the direction of the camera, and on the right half an image of UConn guard Paige Bueckers facing the camera and looking off to her right

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Bold 2025 predictions

By The Next / December 20, 2024

Jackie Powell and Alex Simon make predictions for the next 12 months of women’s basketball