WNBA Draft

Natisha Hiedeman in her black No. 2 Lynx jersey holds up two fingers in both hands on either side of her bright pink hair.

Minnesota Lynx snag No. 2 overall pick in 2026 WNBA Draft

By Terry Horstman / November 25, 2025

Cheryl Reeve: ‘The diversity of talent in this draft…I think that’s palpable’

Dallas Wings general manager Curt Miller is sitting down in a chair. He has a neutral expression while holding a rolled up paper in his hands.

Dallas Wings get No. 1 pick again, this time with plenty of ‘optionality’

By Drake Keeler / November 24, 2025

General manager Curt Miller said that “six prospects” have separated themselves

UCLA Bruins center Lauren Betts holds the ball to her side while posting-up Mississippi big Christine Iwuala, who grimaces while bracing against Betts with a forearm. Loosely filled arena seats are hazily visibly far behind them.

Lauren Betts’ development — the good, the bad and the ugly

By Emily Adler / November 15, 2025

The projected lottery pick is a stellar talent, with one or two seriously limiting flaws

UCLA center Lauren Betts dribbled the ball while posting up UConn center Jana El Alfy, who extends her forearm against Betts while leaning toward her. Cheerleaders and photographers sit on the sideline behind them out of focus, with a blurry but full crowd farther in the background.

The 2026 WNBA Draft may be the last great class for centers

By Emily Adler / November 9, 2025

WNBA prospects are getting taller, but playing the post less

Two side-by-side pictures: on the left, Spain center Awa Fam stands looking to her left with an arm outstreched past the edge of the picture; on the right, Notre Dame point guard Olivia Miles tosses a cross-body pass in midair in front of a Louisville defender with a packed crowd in the background

The IX Basketball’s 2026 WNBA Draft Board, V1.0

By Emily Adler / October 14, 2025

The most detailed 2026 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room

A thumbnail for the Locked On Women's Basketball podcast, with an upper title of "Top Talent In 5 Yrs." and a lower title of "All-Stars in 2030 ", below pictures from left to right of UConn's Sarah Strong, the Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark and USC's JuJu Watkins.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: 2030 WNBA All-Stars

By The IX Basketball / August 16, 2025

Which current stars will run the league in 2030? Which young stars will join them? And which future draft prospects will ascend even faster?

A picture taken from the 2022 WNBA Draft, looking out across tables with potential draftees and their friends and families, and a stage with an orange WNBA branded podium and screens showing the night's draft picks so far.

WNBA Notes: Reviewing the 2022 draft board

By Emily Adler / July 19, 2025

Plus, Las Vegas’ first time on the tankathon chart

Graphic with portrait college-age photos of Kahleah Copper (left) and Courtney Williams (right) during pre-game warmups. Locked On Women's Basketball logo at top right. All-caps orange text on white background at lower left reads "WNBA's Unique Dev Arcs". All-caps white text on orange background at lower left reads "Revisiting 2016 Draft".

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Reevaluating Kahleah Copper and Courtney Williams as WNBA Draft prospects

By The IX Basketball / July 5, 2025

Our retrospective on the 2016 WNBA Draft class continues with picks No. 7 and No. 8

A thumbnail for the Locked on Women's Basketball podcast (logo top right) episode titled across the bottom as "Biggest draft steal?" below a photo of Jonquel Jones in her time playing for George Washington.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Jonquel Jones, the biggest draft steal?

By The IX Basketball / June 28, 2025

Our Locked On Women’s Basketball draft crew breaks down the draft stock of Jonquel Jones, who was picked No. 6 overall in 2016.

Two photos of Kaitlyn Chen are displayed side-by-side. At left, she holds the 2024 Ivy League Tournament trophy, which is a large wooden trophy with a gold ball on top. At right, she stands on a ladder and holds up a piece of the net that she cut after winning a national championship.

How impactful have recent Ivy League graduate transfers been outside the conference?

By Jenn Hatfield / May 8, 2025

Nearly 40 Ivy Leaguers whose careers were interrupted by COVID-19 transferred to play as grad students