Posts by Emily Adler

Emily Adler (she/her) covers the WNBA at large and college basketball for The Next, with a focus on player development and the game behind the game.

Las Vegas Aces guard Jewell Loyd holds the ball in front of her face as she shoots a jump shot. She is shown from the side, and a packed but out-of-focus crowd is in the background behind her.

WNBA Notes: Problems with Teaira McCowan’s effort, Jewell Loyd’s 2-point shooting and Indiana’s roster-building

June 7, 2025

Plus, checking in on the teams that might be bound for the draft lottery

Phoenix Mercury player Alyssa Thomas stands near the top of the key holding her follow-through on a bounce pass that is moving toward the camera, while Washington Mystics big Kiki Iriafen stands in front of her in a defensive stance

WNBA Notes: Alyssa Thomas wreaking havoc, DeWanna Bonner struggling to fit

May 31, 2025

Exercises in how to make the sum either more or less than its parts!

Phoenix Mercury guard Lexi Held passes up the court as she begins to cut around Seattle Storm guard Erica Wheeler, who is defending her

WNBA notebook: Sonia Citron’s hot start, the return of Plum Ball and more

May 25, 2025

Our weekly look around the WNBA breaks down the electric debut of Sonia Citron, Kelsey Plum’s heliocentrism, Aliyah Boston’s power and more

Phoenix Mercury big wing Alyssa Thomas smiles while jogging towards teammate Satou Sabally, who is seen from behind, as both hold out their hands to dap each other up.

The Next’s 2025 WNBA preseason awards and predictions

May 16, 2025

MVP, Rookie of the Year, and off-the-wall questions asked and answered

A collage of four pictures of 2025 WNBA draft prospects: top left, UConn point guard Paige Bueckers holds out three fingers in the ok sign while looking up and out to celebrate a 3-pointer; top right, French national team center Dominique Malonga leans to her right with her right arm outstretches while Nigerian guard Ezinne Kalu swats her left arm to drive in front of her; bottom left, Notre Dame wing Sonia Citron holds the ball in the palm of her hand in midair as she releases a 3-pointer over the outstretched arm of Oregon State guard Talia von Oelhoffen; bottom right, South Carolina combo guard Te-Hina Paopao looks ahead while holding up a hand in an "L" shape and dribbling with her opposite hand.

Who’s Next — The Next’s 2025 WNBA Draft Board, V2.0

April 8, 2025

The most detailed 2025 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room

Looking down from the nosebleeds into a completely empty basketball court.

The Sunday Notes column goes on hiatus (again)

March 30, 2025

You’ll just have to enjoy Easter and Passover without me (again)

Columbia women's basketball head coach Megan Griffith stands on a ladder and cuts the net of a basketball hoop at the Columbia Lions home court while Lions players stand behind her celebrating and spectators stand in front of her taking pictures with their phones

A modest counterproposal: Win or go home

March 16, 2025

‘March Madness is designed to find the sweet spot between crowning the best teams and pure randomness’

South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao dribbles into a pick-and-roll set by Sania Feagin while defended by Oklahoma Sooners guard Reyna Scott trying to feel out the screen

Adding team context to player development projections

March 9, 2025

Why our subconscious process should be systemitized

Conference title check-ins: Final days of regular season

March 2, 2025

Assessing the regular season conference winners and tournament brackets across high- and mid-majors

A woman presses her face against a TV showing static while caressing the screen with her hand

Reactions to women’s college basketball from someone whose internet has been out for a few weeks

February 16, 2025

Catching up on two weeks of very hectic college basketball news and updates