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.

Six of the top prospects in WNBA history — Candace Parker, Caitlin Clark, A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner — pictured in a graphic.

Ranking the top WNBA Draft prospects of all time

January 23, 2024

See where all the greats line up

Florida Gators off-ball guard Leilani Correa, who has quickly emerged as a 2024 WNBA draft prospect, holds her follow-through on 3-pointer

Stock up, stock down: Biggest WNBA draft risers and fallers

January 21, 2024

Checking in with notable stars and under-the-radar names alike

Two of the most notable players in free agency face each other on the court: Washington Mystics big wing Elena Delle Donne defends Phoenix Mercury point guard Skylar Diggins-Smith

The Next’s 2024 WNBA free agency predictions

January 21, 2024

Our staff predicts landing spots and contracts for top free agents in 2024

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma smiles on the sidelines. He has a water bottle in his left hand and looks like he's about to use his right hand to unscrew the cap.

In light of Nick Saban retiring, how close are we to a sport without Geno Auriemma?

January 14, 2024

And what will it mean when the greatest coach in women’s basketball history finally steps away?

Mizzou head coach Robin Pingeton walks by the halfcourt logo

Stock down: Which women’s college basketball coaches are on the hot seat?

December 31, 2023

This article isn’t Jolly; in fact, it’s quite Grave(s)

USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb looks up

Stock up: Which women’s college basketball coaches have impressed the most?

December 24, 2023

Four coaches who’ve exceeded expectations and set their teams up for success

Princeton sophomore guard Madison St. Rose in a black princeton jersey with orange lettering and numbers faces up towards the camera with the ball against a Villanova defender in a white jersey, perpendicular to the camera.

Introducing to women’s college basketball: The Knife Kid

December 17, 2023

Bringing the concept of a Knife Kid, the dangerous and mercurial teams that are never lacking in chaos, to the world of women’s basketball

Numbered balls bouncing around inside a lottery machine, the mechanism used in the 2024 WNBA draft lottery

How to watch the 2024 WNBA Draft lottery

December 10, 2023

How it works, who’s going to matter, and what to root for

A picture of the centercourt jumbotron, which is displaying the Ball Dawgs Classic logo

Ball Dawgs Classic refs called wrong 3-point line throughout Thanksgiving tournament

December 3, 2023

The Next investigates one of the strangest reffing mix-ups of the year.

LSU big Aneesah Morrow holds the ball out in front of her forehead as she starts to release a jump shot during FloHoops Feast Week.

The legend of FloHoops Feast Week grows

November 26, 2023

If a Stanford Tree falls on FloHoops, does it make a sound?