Locked On Women's Basketball – Daily Podcast On The WNBA

What did the Washington Mystics do on draft night? How do the team’s free agency moves set up training camp? managing editor, Washington Mystics beat writer and Ivy League beat writer at The Next, joins host Natalie Heavren to answer these questions and more as training camp approaches. The pair also catch up on what’s happening around the Ivy League in the offseason. 

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Host Howard Megdal is joined by new Providence head coach Erin Batth, who has succeeded in a storied career as an assistant everywhere from Michigan to NC State, and has big plans to turn the Friars into a powerhouse in the Big East. The Clemson legend discusses her path, what she plans for her play style, and how being a Black woman in coaching has shaped both her career and the way she approaches the job she's in now.

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Host Howard Megdal is joined by Erica Wheeler, whose WNBA career has been cinematic as much as anyone's. From undrafted to WNBA All Star Game MVP, from COVID to MVP of the Polish league, now back with the Indiana Fever and being handed the keys to run a young team with playoff aspirations. Hear what Wheeler makes of all of it, with her customary candor, along with some reminiscing about C. Vivian Stringer and the vital work Wheeler is doing with the Wheeler Kid Foundation.

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2023 WNBA Draft spotlight: Maddy Siegrist, Lou Lopez Sénéchal, Dallas Wings today on Locked On Women's Basketball. Host Howard Megdal puts the two picks in the larger context of the Dallas franchise arc. Then Howard speaks to each pick, along with Dallas team president Greg Bibb and head coach Latricia Trammell, to get a firsthand account of the work ahead.

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We are just 2 weeks out from the 2023 NCAA championship crown being claimed by LSU and now we know there is no more "off-season" in college basketball. The transfer portal is in high gear - the wild, wild west as some coaches like to call it. Longtime WBB journalist Michelle Smith joins host Missy Heidrick to talk about the trends, the why's and some interesting names in the portal right now. Michelle also shares her thoughts on changes to the WNBA and their media policies for this season. It's all on today's Locked on WBB episode!

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Host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-host Em Adler and guest Lincoln Shafer to rank over 20 of the best draft prospects remaining in women's college basketball, regardless of class. The trio dives into Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, Cameron Brink, Janiah Barker, Aaliyah Edwards, Cotie McMahon, Olivia Miles, among others.

The 20-80 baseball scale is referenced throughout the evaluations as a way to contextualize prospects' median outcomes (in our opinion). The scale goes as follows: 80 - MVP Candidate, 70 - All-WNBA caliber, 60 - All-Star caliber, 55 - Above Average Rotation, 50 - Average Rotation, 45 - Top-end Bench, 40 - Rotation, 30 - Reserve, 20 - Draftable

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Did the Minnesota Lynx win the 2023 WNBA Draft? Lynx Beat reporter of The Next Terry Horstman joins host Jackie Powell to discuss what he made of how Minny did in the draft. He also talks about what he gleaned from their press conference yesterday when the Lynx introduced their five new players in No. 2 overall Diamond Miller, No. 12 overall Maïa Hirsch, No. 16 overall Dorka Juhász, No. 24 overall Brea Beal and No. 28 overall Taylor Soule. Lastly, what did this week mean in the context of Minnesota Lynx history and what is the mood in the organization and amongst the fans after a difficult winter?

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Legend Nancy Lieberman joins the show in the latest episode of Locked On Women's Basketball. She and host Howard Megdal discuss a busy draft night for the Dallas Wings, headlined by Maddie Siegrist, with Nancy providing the insight of her decades in the sport. Plus, the two delve into her new role with the Wings as an ambassador and the conversation, naturally, touches on so many corners of the sport impacted by Lieberman's storied career.

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The crew of Howard Megdal, Isabel Rodrigues and Jackie Powell gathered following a 2023 WNBA Draft which had plenty of smiles, tears and key players acquired by WNBA teams to make sense of it all. Who won? Who lost? Who is most impressive among the new class? What will Aliyah Boston and Diamond Miller do for the Indiana Fever and Minnesota Lynx? And what does it all mean for the league's growth, along with what needs to change? All questions answered!

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Host Hunter Cruse bounces around the 2023 WNBA Draft landscape, covering topics from Charisma Osborne, Elizabeth Kitley, and Endyia Rogers’ decisions to return to school, prospects that saw their stocks rise in the NCAA Tournament, and more.

Check out The Next's comprehensive 2023 WNBA Draft Board:

https://www.thenexthoops.com/features/2023-wnba-draft-board-v2/

Join our draft team on Watch Playback on Monday at 6:45 p.m. ET!

https://www.playback.tv/thenext

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