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

Today on the show, host Hunter Cruse and co-host Lincoln Shafer discuss the WNBA's worst trades since 2016. The duo discusses their biggest lessons learned from these moves and identifies the best & worst teams at trades.    Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! 5-Hour ENERGY Time to fuel up and turn it up with 5-hour ENERGY®️ Transfusion! Go to https://5hourenergy.com today and use my promo code...

What do Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Breanna Stewart, and Rhyne Howard all have in common? They are all currently dealing with a host of different injuries. Host Jackie Powell is joined by The Next’s Lucas Seehafer to discuss why the WNBA is in the midst of an injury epidemic. Lucas first explains via his WNBA injury tracker why the data is steering in this direction along with some other league wi...

The Indiana Fever keep winning, and they were led by two players who prove the WNBA is ready for expansion with Chloe Bibby and Aari McDonald. Tony East, Fever beat reporter for the next, breaks down those two players as well as the Fever's win over the returning DeWanna Bonner and the Phoenix Mercury. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! 5-Hour ENERGY Time to fuel up and turn it up with 5-hour...

Today on Locked on Women's Basketball, Jacob Mox joins Chelsea Leite to break down the current WNBA contract negotiations with the Players' Union. Thumbnail: © Trevor Ruszkowski Follow & Subscribe on All Podcast Platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LOWomensBasketball?sid=YouTube Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More 🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnNBA Follow Locked On Wom...

Host and New York Liberty beat reporter Jackie Powell is joined by The Next’s Minnesota Lynx beat reporter Terry Horstman to preview and breakdown the matchup that the WNBA world has been waiting for: the first of four rematches of the 2024 WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx. It’s finally here! Jackie and Terry discuss what the two teams have been up to since that dramatic...

For the 2025 Dallas Wings, making the playoffs really doesn't matter. All that matters is Paige Bueckers' development, seeing which rookies and other non-free agents work best with her, and getting ready for 2026. Accordingly: is the would-be free agent Arike Ogunbowale part of that solution? Host Howard Megdal breaks down the signs out of the last few games. Plus: the New York Liberty lost and it...

The Golden State Valkyries took a big blow when it was announced that All-Star Forward Kayla Thornton would be out for the rest season after suffering a right knee injury. On this episode of Locked On Women's Basketball Valkyries Report host Matthew Walter is joined by the Athletic's and KPIX's Zena Keita to talk about how the Valkyries adjust with Thornton out for the season. They also discuss th...

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While the action is heating up to end July in the W, we are also watching all of the happenings off the floor in college athletics - the ACC heads into the 2025-26 season much on much more stable ground than they were a year ago. Analyst & host Missy Heidrick is joined by SB Nation's Mitchell Northam to talk about where the league is today, what women's basketball coaches have to say about revenue...

Today, host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-hosts Emily Adler and Lincoln Shafer to discuss why Brittney Sykes and Bri Jones were fallers in the 2017 WNBA Draft in this episode of WNBA Retrospect, a historical draft prospect scouting series. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Monarch Money Take control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 5...

The Indiana Fever remain afloat without Caitlin Clark thanks to steadying play from Sophie Cunningham and Natasha Howard. Tony East, Fever beat reporter for The IX, breaks it down before discussing the team's addition of Chloe Bibby, the standings, and a recent win over the Las Vegas Aces. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Monarch Money Take control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use co...

Today on Locked on Women's Basketball, Chelsea Leite and Terry Horstman get into Minnesota Lynx updates, including trade rumors, injury updates and more. Then they preview the WNBA's Friday night slate of games. Thumbnail: © Brad Rempel Follow & Subscribe on All Podcast Platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LOWomensBasketball?sid=YouTube Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA &...

Today on Locked on Women's Basketball, Chelsea Leite and Stephanie Kaloi talk about Vanderbilt Women's Basketball post-Khamil Pierre transfer, then get into Caitlin Clark injury updates. They also preview Thursday night's slate of WNBA action. Thumbnail: Hannah Kevorkian | The Next 2025 FanDuel Right now, new customers can get ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS when your first FIVE DOLLAR BET...

VALKYRIE REPORT: Cal women's basketball head coach Charmin Smith joins Valkyries Report host Michelle Smith to discuss the surprising success of the WNBA's newest expansion team, the Golden State Valkyries. Smith offers insights on the team's strong defensive identity, the impact of head coach Natalie Nakase, and standout performances from players like Kayla Thornton and Veronica Burton. The conve...

Jonquel Jones is back on the floor for the New York Liberty like she never left. Our Howard Megdal caught up with Jones to talk about her return, and he spoke with Sandy Brondello about it as well. Plus: Stephanie White of the Indiana Fever provides a Caitlin Clark update and talks about her team's defensive goals. And Brondello discusses what she thinks about the addition of Emma Meesseman to the...

Cal head coach Charmin Smith joins Michelle Smith on the latest Valkyries Report to talk about the precocious expansion team. Just how is Golden State getting it done? And are the playoffs a reasonable goal? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Wait, the New York Liberty signed who?!? Emma Meesseman is headed to New York, and host Howard Megdal is joined by The Next's Liberty beat reporter Jackie Powell to discuss how and why it happened. The two also chat about Jonquel Jones' return, the acquisition of Steph Talbot (https://www.thenexthoops.com/features/inside-stephanie-talbot-journey-back-to-basketball-2/), and much more. Hosted by Sim...

With a heat wave blistering across the country the action is getting ready to heat up with the second half of the 2025 WNBA season. The All-Star break has come and gone with great storylines, competition and many topics to watch in the coming weeks. Analyst and host Missy Heidrick recaps the weekend, the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations and why is officiating been such a hot topic this s...

Today, host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-hosts Emily Adler and Lincoln Shafer to explore why Cecilia Zandalasini went undrafted in 2016, then discuss why Allisha Gray, the No. 4 pick in 2017, was selected behind Alaina Coates and Evelyn Akhator. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! OpenPhone Streamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at  www...

WNBA All-Star weekend is underway in Indianapolis, and it was a meaningful start for the Indiana Fever. Fever beat reporter Tony East takes you behind the scenes with Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell, and three-point contest participant Lexie Hull. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! OpenPhone Streamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at  ww...

The day after a vital WNBA negotiation with the WNBPA, Howard Megdal catches up with Nneka Ogwumike, Napheesa Collier and more from the WNBA All Star weekend in Indianapolis to process what we learned. Then Sabrina Ionescu and Natasha Cloud help break down Friday night's Skills Competition and 3-point contest, while Cheryl Reeve, head coach of Team Collier on Saturday, discusses how far the game h...

All-Star weekend action tips off tomorrow and The Next’s Indiana Fever beat reporter Tony East joins host Natalie Heavren to chat all about the upcoming festivities in Indianapolis. The pair recap Wednesday’s games and who East will be seeing this weekend. Heavren and East also chat about the special rules for the WNBA All-Star Game, who will be participating in the Skills Challenge and 3-Point Co...

The news never stops in the WNBA! First, Jackie Powell catches up with Jonquel Jones to deliver an update on when the New York Liberty center will return to action. Then host Howard Megdal talks to The Next contributor Stephanie Kaloi. The two discuss their choices for MVP, Coach of the Year, and many more topics ahead of an epic All Star break in Indiana. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....

The WNBA is not slowing down heading to the All-Star break. Host Howard Megdal whips you around the league, as we hear from correspondents on the Golden State recent slide, Minnesota's continued excellence and a big win for Los Angeles. Then Hope Perry, who covers the Chicago Sky for The Next, joins the show to discuss the many facets to Angel Reese's breakout 2025, Hailey Van Lith's rookie season...

The Golden State Valkyries have been one of the biggest surprises of the 2025 WNBA season. With players like Kayla Thornton, Veronica Burton and Temi Fagbenle leading the team, they have been taking the basketball world by storm. On the first ever episode of Locked on Women's Basketball: Valkyries Report, host Matthew Walter is joined by Marisa Ingemi of the San Francisco Chronicle to talk about t...