The most detailed 2026 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room
Emily Adler
Emily Adler (she/her) covers the WNBA at large and college basketball for The IX Basketball, with a focus on player development and the game behind the game.
Posted inFeatures, WNBA
WNBA Notes: Let’s talk about the future, with New York, Golden State and more
Four more teams have concluded their 2025 season, so it is time to check in on their outlooks moving forward
Posted inAtlanta Dream, Chicago Sky, Connecticut Sun, Dallas Wings, Features, Golden State Valkyries, Indiana Fever, Las Vegas Aces, Los Angeles Sparks, Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury, Seattle Storm, Washington Mystics, WNBA
The Next’s 2025 WNBA Awards: Napheesa Collier, Paige Bueckers among winners
Collier MVP, Bueckers ROY and much more
Posted inChicago Sky, Connecticut Sun, Dallas Wings, Features, Los Angeles Sparks, Washington Mystics, WNBA
WNBA Notes: Let’s talk about the future for teams that missed the playoffs
Exploring what the future could hold for the Sparks, Sun, Sky, Mystics and Wings
Posted inAtlanta Dream, Features, Golden State Valkyries, Indiana Fever, Las Vegas Aces, Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury, Seattle Storm, WNBA
WNBA Notes: Previewing probable playoff matchups
Breaking down the projected first-round matchups, from most likely to only slightly less likely to be a blowout
Posted inFeatures, Las Vegas Aces, Los Angeles Sparks, Washington Mystics, WNBA
WNBA Notes: Sparks frontcourt decisions, hot shooting from Sonia Citron, Jewell Loyd
Plus: Checking in on WNBA lottery odds
Posted inFeatures, Las Vegas Aces, New York Liberty, Seattle Storm, WNBA
WNBA Notes: Aces riding high, Storm facing offseason decision
Our regular look around the WNBA breaks down the Aces’ historic hot streak, what Domnique Malonga means for Seattle’s future, and more
Posted inAtlanta Dream, Dallas Wings, Features, Golden State Valkyries, Seattle Storm, WNBA
WNBA Notes: Haley Jones’ new home and personnel problems in Atlanta and Seattle
Plus, a look at Carla Leite’s struggles from three for Golden State
Posted inConnecticut Sun, Features, Indiana Fever, New York Liberty, WNBA
WNBA Notes: Leïla Lacan debuts, Steph White confuses
Plus more Mike Thibault wizardry
Posted inFeatures, WNBA
WNBA Notes: Reviewing the 2022 draft board
Plus, Las Vegas’ first time on the tankathon chart
