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

Slow starts in professional sports usually mean a change is coming and it happened over the weekend with the Phoenix Mercury. Head Coach Vanessa Nygaard was fired as the team is off to just a 2-10 start. Analyst Missy Heidrick breaks down the move, what happens next and some good news all around with the WNBA All-Star starter list announced as well with Jesse Morrison, Phoenix Mercury beat writer with The Next.

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Host Jackie Powell is joined by the one and only Ari Chambers. The pair discuss how what happened to Brittney Griner on June 10 in the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport informs us on why the WNBA’s travel situation is the way that it is. How are WNBA teams and the Players Association trying to make traveling on commercial airlines a little bit less stressful for players and what exactly is JSX? What are its benefits and its drawbacks? Jackie and Ari also question, why does it have to be this way.

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Links to take a look at:

Lindsay Gibbs explores how the NBA handled charter flights

https://www.powerplays.news/p/fromthearchives-how-charter-flights

Candace Buckner on how the league handled Brittney Griner and JSX

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/06/15/brittney-griner-wnba-charter-planes-travel/

Josh Weinfuss on Brittney Griner and the Mercury’s updated situation

https://africa.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/37866349/mercury-brittney-griner-now-allowed-fly-charter

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Locked On Women's Basketball is a daily podcast covering all aspects of the women's basketball world! Join host Howard Megdal (The IX, The Next) as he interviews the incredible staff of The Next, along with the biggest and most influential names in the sport. All that and more on Locked On Women's Basketball, part of the Locked On Podcast Network.

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Host Howard Megdal is joined by Karlie Samuelson of the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday's show. The two discuss how Samuelson viewed the WNBA and her role in it amid eight different temporary contracts. How her overseas work played into her development, why 2023 has been so special for her on the court, and meditations on the meaning of home are all discussed.

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The Next's Em Adler joins Alex Simon of Bay Area News Group to discuss Em's recent story about rebuilding and how fans can approach a season for teams like the Minnesota Lynx or the Seattle Storm where the goals have changed. Plus, what happens when your team's expectations and reality don't match up?

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Kalani Brown, finally, getting to shine in WNBA for Dallas Wings, host Howard Megdal discusses with Kalani herself. The evolution of her game is important to dissect, both for what it means for Brown, and for the process of development in the women's game as a whole. The two go deep on how Kalani stayed positive, what she learned overseas, and why she is able to dominate for Dallas.

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The questions come every year around WNBA Draft time - where do the top college talents land? Can they make the final rosters? What gives to aging players in the league? Analyst Missy Heidrick is joined by Alex Simon of the Bay Area News Group as they discuss who is making a splash as young talent in the league and what can be an answer for both older and younger players having a place in the W going forward.

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Host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-host Em Adler and Lincoln Shafer to give our early WNBA All-Rookie Teams, talk about Aliyah Boston’s historic rookie season, Haley Jones’ development with the Atlanta Dream, and more.

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After struggling to close out games early in the season, the Indiana Fever are 4-6 and riding a two-game win streak behind an impressive start to Aliyah Boston’s rookie season. Fever beat writer Tony East joins host Natalie Heavren to discuss Indiana’s start to the season, how Boston is adjusting to the WNBA and what’s coming up for the team. 

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Rowan Schaberg takes joins host Natalie Heavren to discuss the entirety of Sue Bird’s jersey retirement ceremony and press conference. The pair also discuss what Bird has meant to Seattle, the impact and opportunity of the Storm’s four rookies and what’s next for the team after a 1-6 start to the season. 

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After three weeks, we're starting to get the lay of the WNBA land. Co-hosts Em Adler and Lincoln Shafer discuss how the Seattle Storm, Minnesota Lynx, and Chicago Sky — three teams expected to take a significant step back this year — are faring, and what that means for their present and future prospects. How much merit is there to leading the WNBA midpack without contending for a title? Plus, a dive into how Jordan Horston is already proving to be the steal of the 2023 draft.

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