WNBA draft prospects

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

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

Justė Jocytė shooting free throws during a game in the 2024-25 season (Photo credit: @ASVEL_Feminin on X/Twitter)

Top international prospect Justė Jocytė is eligible for 2025 WNBA Draft

By Hunter Cruse / February 10, 2025

The 6’2 Lithuanian guard is a potential first-round pick in the 2025 Draft

Host Em Adler is joined by co-host Lincoln Shafer to talk about their favorite non-senior prospects in college basketball, including South Carolina’s Ashlyn Watkins and Stanford’s Kiki Iriafen. (Both photos from X, formerly known as Twitter; Left: @GamecockWBB Right: @StanfordWBB)

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Prospects to know for the 2025-27 WNBA Drafts

By The IX Basketball / March 16, 2024

Our WNBA Draft experts talk about their favorite non-senior prospects in college basketball.

Washington Mystics general manager Mike Thibault sits on press row, next to two women who are having a conversation.

What is the 20-80 scouting scale?

By Emily Adler / February 11, 2024

Translating the language of professional scouts into standard English

Six of the top prospects in WNBA history — Candace Parker, Caitlin Clark, A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner — pictured in a graphic.

Ranking the top WNBA Draft prospects of all time

By Emily Adler / January 23, 2024

See where all the greats line up

UConn guard Nika Muhl holds the ball near her face with two hands as Ohio State guard Jacy Sheldon defends her. The text "Who is rising & falling?" 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: Which 2024 WNBA draft prospects are rising and falling?

By The IX Basketball / December 23, 2023

Evaluating Jacy Sheldon, Nika Muhl, Angel Reese and more

Close-up photos of Utah's Alissa Pili and South Carolina's Kamilla Cardoso are displayed side-by-side. The text "Best landing spots?" 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: Alissa Pili, Kamilla Cardoso and WNBA lottery teams

By The IX Basketball / December 16, 2023

‘We don’t have any comparison for what [Pili] does at the rim’

Close-up photos of France's Leïla Lacan and Australia's Nyadiew Puoch are shown side-by-side. The text "Best [international] class ever?" 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: Four international prospects to know in 2024 WNBA Draft

By The IX Basketball / December 9, 2023

French combo guard Leïla Lacan tops the list

Graphic with college-era photos of Candace Parker, A'ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark. Text below reads "Best Prospects Ever"

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Who are the top 15 draft prospects in WNBA history?

By The IX Basketball / November 18, 2023

Join our scouting team for a WNBA prospect rewind, covering Candace Parker, Tamika Catchings and many more!