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.

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

Then-Seattle Storm forward Alysha Clark talks with teammate Sami Whitcomb during a game.

As WNBA free agency rolls on, let’s look at some 2025 depth charts

February 9, 2025

Taking stock of free agency, the most chaotic time of the WNBA calendar

The WNBA logo is seen on the court at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sept. 25, 2024 ahead of a WNBA playoff matchup between the Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Sun.

The biggest trade in NBA history just happened. What’s the WNBA equivalent?

February 2, 2025

It’s impossible to find a WNBA equivalent of how shocking this trade is. But if one happened, what would it even look like?

Dallas Wings big wing Satou Sabally has the ball out and above her head, as she releases a three-pointer, while Connecticut Sun big wing DeWanna Bonner lunges towards her with her arm outstretched in an attempt to contest the shot

The Next’s 2025 WNBA free agency predictions

January 26, 2025

Our staff predicts landing spots and contracts for top free agents in 2025

North Carolina guard Deja Kelly raises the ball in her hand to attempt a scoop layup while Duke guard Celeste Taylor jumps from her side to block the shot. They are playing in an installation of the Tobacco road rivalry with teammates in the midground and a packed crowd in the background

The Tobacco Road rivalry has gotten historically ugly

January 19, 2025

You could probably count these halftime scores on just your fingers and toes

Dallas Wings forward Satou Sabally holds the ball over and behind her head to shield it from pressure by New York Liberty center Jonquel Jones while looking to pass as a packed WNBA crowd looks on behind them

A brief history of the WNBA star trade

January 12, 2025

It doesn’t happen very often, and when it does, trade packages vary wildly