WNBA Retrospect

Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt points out something to forward Tamika Catchings. The phrases "WNBA Retrospect" and "Best Ever Non-No. 1 Pick" 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: Why did Tamika Catchings fall in 2001 WNBA Draft?

By The Next / August 12, 2023

Should the Charlotte Sting have picked Catchings over Georgia’s Kelly Miller?

Lauren Jackson looks up while shooting White text on an orange background reads "3-level scoring big"

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Lauren Jackson, a modern-day center in the 2000s

By The Next / August 5, 2023

‘What stood out to me was how almost perfect her innate sense of movement was’

1999 No. 1 overall pick Chamique Holdsclaw poses for a photo with then-WNBA commissioner Val Ackerman. The phrases "A Super Wing Athlete" and "WNBA Retrospect" 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: Inside Chamique Holdsclaw’s greatness

By The Next / July 29, 2023

‘One of the most athletic guard/wing prospects that I’ve ever seen’

Old Dominion point guard Ticha Penicheiro is shown dribbling the ball. The phrases "WNBA Retrospect" and "The Passing Wizard" 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: Ticha Penicheiro, the intersection of highlight culture and statistical production

By The Next / July 22, 2023

‘This was the greatest passer of all time’

Polish center Margo Dydek, playing for the San Antonio Silver Stars, towers over her teammates in a huddle. The phrases "WNBA Retrospect" and "7'2 Defensive Giant" 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: Margo Dydek, the Poland post patrol

By The Next / July 15, 2023

At 7’2, Dydek had a unique defensive presence and remains the WNBA’s all-time leader in blocks

Tina Thompson, wearing a yellow USC jersey, holds the ball with two hands away from a defender. The phrases "WNBA Retrospect" and Unique Offensive Star" 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: What made Tina Thompson the WNBA’s first No. 1 overall draft pick?

By The Next / July 8, 2023

Thompson had ‘a truly unique skill set’ in the mid-1990s at USC