Locked On Women's Basketball

Host Ben Dull is joined in part one by Lindsay Gibbs of ThinkProgress, The Athletic DC, Burn It All Down and High Post Hoops to discuss the Washington Mystics, including a look back at their Finals run, expected improvement of second-year players Ariel Atkins and Myisha Hines-Allen, Kim Mestdagh and Shey Peddy battling it out for a roster spot, why both may still log time with the team this season, the injuries to Kiara Leslie and Aerial Powers and working Emma Meesseman back into the rotation. Brady Klopfer joins the show in part two to preview the season for the Los Angeles Sparks, including impressions of new head coach Derek Fisher, the dust finally settling on the Liz Cambage sweepstakes, LA's handling of free agency, their draft class, the Chiney Ogwumike trade, Candace Parker's hamstring, the guards/wings battling for final roster spots and Brady's outlook on the team's status as a contender.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices