2025 WNBA Draft

Paige Bueckers celebrates on the court

Locked On Women’s Basketball: NCAA and WNBA predictions

By The Next / March 18, 2025

Host Chelsea Leite is joined by SB Nation’s Noa Dalzell to discuss the upcoming NCAA tournament, the WNBA draft, and more

Natasha Cloud sticks her tongue and her right arm out while on the court playing for Phantom BC.

Trading for Natasha Cloud gives the New York Liberty depth in quest for second straight title

By Jackie Powell / March 17, 2025

The Liberty acquire point guard Cloud in exchange for two first round draft picks

Aneesah Morrow and Kiki Iriafen

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Kiki Iriafen, Aneesah Morrow and Sania Feagin as WNBA prospects

By The Next / March 15, 2025

A look at three of the top players in the 2025 draft

Close-up photos of Notre Dame guard Sonia Citron and South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao in game action are displayed side-by-side. The text "WNBA draft profiles" 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: Why Sonia Citron and Te-Hina Paopao can be Day 1 WNBA contributors

By The Next / March 8, 2025

Lincoln Shafer on Citron: ‘She just does a whole lot of things that good basketball teams need’

Betnijah Laney-Hamilton shoots the ball while on roster for Laces BC

New York Liberty notebook: Betnijah Laney-Hamilton’s injury raises roster questions  

By Jackie Powell / March 4, 2025

Sabrina Ionescu leaves Unrivaled with new investment 

Header graphic for a new episode of Locked On Women's Basketball titled "WNBA draft picks are on the move." There is a photo of UConn's Paige Bueckers and Notre Dame's Sonia Citron.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: WNBA draft picks are on the move

By The Next / February 28, 2025

Jackie Powell and Hunter Cruse break down a few recent trades and discuss how teams are changing their approach

Washington Mystics guard Ariel Atkins, wearing a white Mystics uniform with red accents, stands with both hands on her hips.

Why the Washington Mystics made the ‘difficult’ choice to trade Ariel Atkins

By Jenn Hatfield / February 24, 2025

Washington got back two draft picks and a future pick swap, which could help it solidify a young core

19-year-old Russian forward Anastasiia Kosu pictured smiling after winning the 2025 Russian Cup (Photo credit: Anastasiia Kosu)

Meet Anastasiia Olairi Kosu, the most underrated prospect in 2025 WNBA Draft

By Hunter Cruse / February 16, 2025

The 6’1 Russian forward is a prospect to know in the 2025 Draft

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Watkins and Iriafen send shockwaves from USC

By The Next / February 15, 2025

Shafer: ‘JuJu is an absurd shot maker’

Washington Mystics head coach Sydney Johnson, Mystics general manager Jamila Wideman and Monumental Basketball president Michael Winger sit at a podium for a press conference. All three are in dark suit jackets with Mystics pins on the collars. Johnson and Wideman are smiling, while Winger stares straight ahead.

What the new Washington Mystics leadership will prioritize in its rebuild

By Jenn Hatfield / February 13, 2025

General manager Jamila Wideman and head coach Sydney Johnson are looking to build ‘a home’ for players in Washington