Podcasts

Locked On Women’s Basketball: WNBA teams with toughest, most unpredictable training camps

By The Next / April 25, 2025

Host and The Next’s New York Liberty beat reporter Jackie Powell is joined by Fever beat reporter Tony East to break down some of the WNBA’s most and least predictable training camps.

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Paige Bueckers arrives

By The Next / April 24, 2025

Host Howard Megdal shares clips from the Wings’ introductory press conference and reflects on the Dallas draft class

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Sonia Raman talks about her winding road to the WNBA

By The Next / April 23, 2025

Liberty’s new assistant coach talks the Tufts-MIT-NBA-WNBA pipeline

Locked On Women’s Basketball: 2025 WNBA Draft highs and lows

By The Next / April 21, 2025

Analyst and host Missy Heidrick is joined by Matthew Walter of The Next to break it all down and what lies ahead for the newest team in the WNBA.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Best picks and biggest surprises in 2025 WNBA Draft

By The Next / April 19, 2025

Today, host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-hosts Lincoln Shafer and Emily Adler from The Next to talk about the best picks, biggest surprises, and winners and losers from the 2025 WNBA Draft from earlier this week.

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Where the Mystics stand after the 2025 WNBA Draft

By The Next / April 18, 2025

Storylines to watch from Mystics training camp

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Can the Minnesota Lynx get back to the WNBA Finals?

By The Next / April 17, 2025

Terry Horstman: ‘When you get as close as they did to winning the Finals, and you have your entire starting five under contract for another year, don’t overthink it’

Commissioner Cathy Engelbert poses with two Valkyries' draft picks during the 2025 WNBA Draft

Locked On Women’s Basketball: The first Golden State draft

By The Next / April 16, 2025

Natalie Heavren and Michelle Smith discuss the strengths of the Valkyries’ three draft picks and what they can bring to the new team

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Live from the 2025 WNBA Draft: Winners, losers, sights, sounds and Cathy Engelbert

By The Next / April 15, 2025

In today’s episode of Locked on Women’s Basketball, host Jackie Powell is joined by The Next’s Emily Adler and the two discuss the winners and losers of the 2025 WNBA Draft. Hint: The California teams did very well, by Adler’s standards. “(The Valkyries first two picks have) pretty solid upside from both of them, adding…

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Locked On Women’s Basketball: Breaking down the final 2025 WNBA draft board

By The Next / April 12, 2025

Lincoln Shafer: ‘It’s a deep class of role player bets’