Locked On Women's Basketball

With the WNBA season in high gear, we are turning a lot of eyeballs and fans to the women's game. Just as people poke holes and analyze NBA offenses and defenses, we are ready to do the same. Analyst and host Missy Heidrick is joined by Indiana Fever beat reporter & LockedOn podcast host Tony East to peak behind the Fever playbook. With back-to-back #1 draft picks how is this young team playing on both ends? How are they stacking up on offense and defense? And what is the system that head coach Christie Sides is working to get to be the answer to keep this team on the upward trajectory and winning with a young team. (Photo credit: Jacob Musselman for IndyStar/USA TODAY NETWORK)Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply.BetterHelpThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Make your brain your friend, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDON

Becky Hammon is the best undrafted player in WNBA history. Host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-hosts Em Adler and Lincoln Shafer to analyze her skillset as a prospect coming out of Colorado State in the late 90s.PrizePicksThis episode is brought to you by PrizePicks. The easiest and most exciting way to play Daily Fantasy Sports. Go to PrizePicks.com/lockedonnba and use code all lowercase lockedononba for a first deposit match up to $100GametimeToday's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply.LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn Dot Com slash LOCKEDONNBA. That’s LinkedIn Dot Com slash LOCKEDONNBA to post your job for free. Terms and conditions apply.FanDuelToday's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Make Every Moment More. Right now, NEW customers get TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in BONUS BETS with any winning FIVE DOL

The Seattle Storm have won eight of its last nine games and The Next’s Seattle Storm beat writer Bella Valeriano Munson is here to chat all about the team’s first month of the season. The pair talk about the contributions of Skylar Diggins-Smith and Nneka Ogwumike, Jewell Loyd being named to her second Olympics, Ezi Magbegor’s contract extension, what’s ahead for Seattle, and more.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply.BetterHelpThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Make your brain your friend, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDONNBA today to get 10% off your first month.eBay MotorsFrom brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts to keep your ride-or-die alive. With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it’s easy to bring home that big win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligi

From being a McDonald's All-American to getting drafted 16th overall in 2022, Kianna Smith has LIVED basketball for years. After a great season in the WKBL, Smith is now talking the X's and O's of the game she loves on the She's Always on Podcast. She joins host Gigi Speer to discuss her Final Four experience at Louisville, discovering new aspects of her game, the Korean fanbase, and even gives her predictions for tonight's WNBA matchups. Follow & Subscribe on All Podcast Platforms…

It's been a roller coaster of a year already for the Phoenix Mercury, and The Next's Mercury beat reporter, Tia Reid, joins host Howard Megdal to make sense of it all. From the impact of Brittney Griner's return to Rebecca Allen's value, along with a deep dive into Kahleah Copper's stardom and Diana Taurasi's psyche, it's all here. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply. BetterHelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Make your brain your friend, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDONNBA today to get 10% off your first month. eBay Motors From brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts to keep your ride-or-die alive. With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it’s easy to bring home that big win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. eBay Guar

Alanna Smith has broken through in a huge way, providing Cheryl Reeve and the Minnesota Lynx with the new-age starting center the team needs. She joins host Howard Megdal to detail her journey, from her years at Stanford through some WNBA struggles, while also speaking about Team Australia and their pursuit of gold at the 2024 Olympics. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply. BetterHelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Make your brain your friend, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDONNBA today to get 10% off your first month. eBay Motors From brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts to keep your ride-or-die alive. With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it’s easy to bring home that big win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. eBay

The Washington Mystics are 0-12, but is it time to hit the panic button? The Next’s Mystics beat writer Jenn Hatfield joins host Natalie Heavren to chat all about the team’s first 12 games, including Jade Melbourne’s 21-point performance against the New York Liberty on Sunday afternoon. The pair also discuss what the record doesn’t show about Washington’s start, rookies Aaliyah Edwards and Julie Vanloo, the recent matchup between the Samuelson sisters and more.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply.BetterHelpThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Make your brain your friend, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDONNBA today to get 10% off your first month.eBay MotorsFrom brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts to keep your ride-or-die alive. With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it’s easy

How did Aaliyah Edwards excel against the Chicago Sky? And what is wrong with the Atlanta Dream’s offense? Host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-hosts Em Adler and Lincoln Shafer to discuss.PrizePicksThis episode is brought to you by PrizePicks. The easiest and most exciting way to play Daily Fantasy Sports. Go to PrizePicks.com/lockedonnba and use code all lowercase lockedononba for a first deposit match up to $100GametimeToday's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply.LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn Dot Com slash LOCKEDONNBA. That’s LinkedIn Dot Com slash LOCKEDONNBA to post your job for free. Terms and conditions apply.FanDuelToday's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Make Every Moment More. Right now, NEW customers get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS with any winning FIVE DOLLAR BET! ! Tha

Host Jackie Powell is joined by the Hartford Courant’s Emily Adams where the pair discusses the significance of the Commissioner's Cup in 2024. How is the Commissioner’s Cup schedule different this year compared to it in year’s past? And what does the advocacy portion of the Cup look like this season? Later in the show, Emily and Jackie discuss the must-see-matchup on Saturday afternoon when the New York Liberty take on the Connecticut Sun in a matchup that could determine which east coast team competes in the Commissioner's Cup championship game on June 25.Thumbnail Photo Credit: Domenic Allegra Links: Emily Adams’ latest on the Sun’s addition in Veronica Burtonhttps://www.courant.com/2024/06/06/why-connecticut-sun-added-point-guard-veronica-burton-to-roster-amid-historic-undefeated-start/Jackie Powell on how the Liberty treated the Commission’s Cuphttps://www.thenexthoops.com/wnba/how-liberty-winning-for-womens-health-commissioners-cup/Alexa Phillippou on what’s at stake for the Sun https://www.espn.com/wn

For Rachel Banham and the Connecticut Sun, this past offseason's agreement has already paid dividends. For the Sun, the spacing provided by Banham and Moriah Jefferson, added to the current roster of talented players like Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner makes everyone better. For Banham, the chance to come in, shoot with a permanent green light and help a contending team chase its first champion is reward enough. But then: there's also the seafood. Banham and host Howard Megdal discuss it all, including the way the hype around Banham out of college helps inform her, and her teammates, about this 2024 WNBA landscape. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply. BetterHelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Make your brain your friend, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDONNBA today to get 10% off your first month. eBay Motors From

Sandy Brondello's WNBA tenure is nearly as long as the WNBA itself, first as a standout player, now as among the most accomplished head coaches in the history of the league. She joins host Howard Megdal to talk about all of it, from her early days playing for Team Australia and the Detroit Shock, right through her tasks this summer: navigating the Liberty to a title and Australia to its first-ever women's basketball gold medal in the Olympics. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply. BetterHelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Make your brain your friend, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDONNBA today to get 10% off your first month. eBay Motors From brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts to keep your ride-or-die alive. With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it’s easy to bring

Caitlin Clark, Monica McNutt, Stephen A. Smith, and the conversation around covering the WNBA is the way we all started our weeks. Locked On: Women's Basketball Fans, welcome Sara Jane Gamelli, WNBA and NBA Staff Writer at Ball is Life for more than a reaction to their comments. Host Gigi Speer and Sara discuss the happenings around the league, storylines we may be missing, the flagrant foul on Caitlin Clark, and A'ja Wilson's greatness. Happy Tuesday women's basketball fans! Photo by Domenic AllegraFollow & Subscribe on All Podcast Platforms…

We have never seen the level of scrutiny the WNBA is experiencing right now in and around Caitlin Clark. And so, after 11 brutally difficult games for Clark and the Indiana Fever, host Howard Megdal is here to separate the signal from the noise. What do we know so far? What's coming? And how do fans truly not only cope, but find ways to enjoy the unprecedented level the WNBA has reached? It's all pretty complicated, but separating these three critical aspects of the current moment out, it is absolutely possible to find the joy in this incredible league. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Terms and conditions apply. BetterHelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Make your brain your friend, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDONNBA today to get 10% off your first month. eBay Motors From brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 milli

We’re already two and a half weeks into the 2024 WNBA season and The Next’s Los Angeles Sparks beat writer Cameron Ruby joins host Natalie Heavren to chat all about the team. The pair discuss how the team got to 2-5, how Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson have played so far and what to watch for as the season continues. Ruby also talks about her basketball journey to becoming the Sparks’ beat writer, what she’s looking forward to around the league in the next few weeks and more.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!eBay MotorsFrom brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts to keep your ride-or-die alive. With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it’s easy to bring home that big win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers.PrizePicksGo to https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONNBA and use code lockedonnba for a first deposit match up to $100!GametimeDownload the Gametime a

Host Howard Megdal is joined by Phoenix Mercury guard Sug Sutton. The two discuss how Sug overcame the long odds of being selected 36th in the WNBA Draft to earn regular playing time in the league, eventually logging 40 games as an ironwoman in the 2023 season for the Mercury. The two also get into the details of Sutton's new role as ambassador for Moolah Kicks, and what it means to be seen, not just mentioned, in women's basketball circles. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors From brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts to keep your ride-or-die alive. With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it’s easy to bring home that big win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. PrizePicks Go to https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONNBA and use code lockedonnba for a first deposit match up to $100! Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and

On today's show, host Howard Megdal is joined by The Next's Lucas Seehafer. The medical guru for the site dives into his research about WNBA injuries, what we know and what we need to find out. Then the two discuss the Minnesota Lynx, who Seehafer has covered for The Next, specifically what is powering Minnesota's strong start and how high the ceiling is for Napheesa Collier, Kayla McBride and the new-look Lynx. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors From brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts to keep your ride-or-die alive. With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it’s easy to bring home that big win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. PrizePicks Go to PrizePicks.com/lockedonnba and use code lockedonnba for a first deposit match up to $100! Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase.

It was a difficult season by any measure for Kelly Graves and the Oregon Ducks, and Graves doesn't shy away from that in our latest podcast with host Howard Megdal. But on the heels of a transfer portal period that led to Oregon adding talent up and down its roster, the two discuss how fits like Deja Kelly and Aminu Muhammad not only change the possibilities for the Ducks as they head to the Big Ten, but harken back to the Oregon teams of just a few years ago on both sides of the ball. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors From brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts to keep your ride-or-die alive. With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it’s easy to bring home that big win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. PrizePicks Go to PrizePicks.com/lockedonnba and use code lockedonnba for a first deposit match up to $100! Gametime Download the Gametime ap

Host Talia Goodman is joined by The Next's Indiana Fever reporter Tony East to discuss how the Fever have fared through the first seven games of their season. Is Caitlin Clark meeting expectations? Whose stock has risen so far?Photo credit: Doug McSchooler for IndyStar/USA TODAY NETWORKFollow & Subscribe on All Podcast Platforms…

Los Angeles Sparks big Cameron Brink has been excellent to open the 2024 season, but how has the rest of the rookie class performed? Host Hunter Cruse is joined by co-hosts Em Adler and Lincoln Shafer to discuss.Monopoly GO!Game off! We gotta talk more about MONOPOLY GO! This fast paced game let’syou team up with friends for tournaments to unlock awesome prizes like,Unique stickers for trading,- Cool playing pieces,- And hilarious emojis for taunting your friends. So download MONOPOLY GO! now free on Google Play or the App store.Game on!PrizePicksThis episode is brought to you by PrizePicks. The easiest and most exciting way to play Daily Fantasy Sports. Go to PrizePicks.com/lockedonnba and use code all lowercase lockedononba for a first deposit match up to $100GametimeToday's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply.LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to

Host Jackie Powell is joined by Cassandra Negley of Yahoo Sports where the pair break down how WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert was able to get the planes in place. What planes? The charter planes that will allow WNBA players and teams benefits that they didn’t have before. Jackie and Cassandra explain why the addition of charter flights matters in the WNBA, why has the roll out from the league been rocky and then they look ahead to the future. How does the league providing charter flights during the regular season give it an edge the upcoming CBA negotiations with the players?Thumbnail Photo Credit: Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORKHoward Megdal on WNBA Media rights, the WNBPA and Charters:https://www.theixsports.com/features/the-fine-print-in-wnba-rights-deal-is-going-to-matter-chandler-mccabe-talks-robert-morris-hoops/Lindsay Gibbs on the NBA’s history with charter flightshttps://www.powerplays.news/p/fromthearchives-how-charter-flightsJenn Hatfield on the Mystics’ charter complaintshttp