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A’ja Wilson smiles on the basketball court

A’ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier nab unanimous All-WNBA first team nods

By Emily Caron / October 16, 2024

Sabrina Ionescu lands on second team

Indiana Fever President Kelly Krauskopf speaks with reporters during her introductory press conference in Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Photo Credit: Tony East | The Next)

Kelly Krauskopf hoping to do what she did before with Indiana Fever

By Tony East / October 14, 2024

Kelly Krauskopf is the new Indiana Fever President of Basketball Operations. She knows how to build a winner in Indiana

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

WNBA Finals: Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart help Liberty bounce back

By Rob Knox / October 13, 2024

Ionescu: ‘That’s really what my goal was’

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’

Minnesota Lynx teammates Alanna Smith and Courtney Williams smile at each other while seated at a podium in front of an orange WNBA playoffs backdrop.

Alanna Smith and Courtney Williams are getting better and growing together in Minnesota

By Terry Horstman / October 12, 2024

Williams: ‘This is really my dog for real’

Three Connecticut Sun players huddle together, laughing and celebrating during a game.

With Big Three entering free agency, what’s next for the Connecticut Sun?

By Gabby Alfveby / October 12, 2024

Plus, will Stephanie White return as head coach?

Alanna Smith jumps in the air to celebrate Minnesota's WNBA Finals Game 1 comeback over the New York Liberty

Locked On Women’s Basketball: WNBA Finals Game 1 reactions

By The Next / October 11, 2024

Philippou: ‘I cannot get over what I just witnessed’

Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams (10) celebrates with her teammates

In Minnesota’s victory, Courtney Williams delivered down the stretch

By Terry Horstman / October 11, 2024

Courtney Williams and the Lynx snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in Game 1

Natalie Nakase reacts on the sideline with hands in the air

Golden State Valkyries announce Natalie Nakase as franchise’s first head coach

By Sydney Wingfield / October 10, 2024

Nakase spent the last three seasons (2022-2024) as first assistant coach with the Aces