2024 Player Review: NaLyssa Smith
Height: 6-4 Position: Forward Age: 24 Years Pro: 3 College: Baylor Drafted: By Indiana, first round, 2022 WNBA Draft (2nd overall) Overview: In her third season with the Indiana Fever, NaLyssa Smith averaged 10.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.0 assist and…
Golden State Valkyries assigned 5th overall selection in 2025 WNBA Draft
The expansion franchise will not be starting from the top spot in the draft next summer. WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert revealed that the Golden State Valkyries have been assigned the fifth overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, which will take…
Indiana Fever to pick eighth in 2025 WNBA draft
For the first time in eight years, the Indiana Fever will not have to wait to know its draft position. The 2025 WNBA draft will be the first time since the 2018 draft the Fever are not in the lottery, which is between the…
Who’s Next???? — The Next’s 2025 WNBA Draft Board, V1.0
The most detailed 2025 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room. The 2025 WNBA draft class maintains the star power of last April while adding a historic amount of depth. Welcome to The Next’s preseason draft board, the most…
WNBA Eyes 16th Team by 2028: Engelbert Evaluates Candidates
Despite announcing three expansion teams since last September, commissioner Cathy Engelbert has stated the WNBA wants to add one more by 2028—a 16th franchise that would tie the record high the league had from 2000 to 2002. At a press…
Sabrina Ionescu shows everyone can use a mentor. WNBA stars help girls to dream big
Sabrina Ionescu looked courtside at the arena in Los Angeles, and her jaw dropped. There was Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and two of Gianna’s school-aged teammates. They were there to watch Ionescu and Oregon play USC. This was in…