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Chicago Sky forward/center Candace Parker walks up the court while flashing the "three" symbol with both hands. Sky wing Kahleah Copper walks up confidently behind her, and Las Vegas Aces players walk away from them towards the bench for a huddle.

Candace Parker reveals plans to sign with Las Vegas Aces

By James Kay / January 28, 2023

Parker: ‘I’m forever appreciative of everyone in Chicago’

2023 McDonald’s All-American Girls’ rosters announced

By Vishakya Deshpande / January 25, 2023

‘I’m excited Houston gets to be the proving ground for the next generation of high school basketball players’ said Nneka Ogwumike

What we learned about the Dallas Wings from Greg Bibb, Latricia Trammell’s press conference

By Arie Graham / January 25, 2023

“April can’t come quick enough”

Caitlin Clark shrugs on the court

The Weekly Fast Break: Hustling for wins and records

By Missy Heidrick / January 24, 2023

Buckeyes crack while Boston and Siegrist break records

Dara Mabrey plays for Notre Dame in the 2021 ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. (Mitchell Northam / The Next)

Notre Dame’s Dara Mabrey to miss rest of season with ACL injury

By Mitchell Northam / January 23, 2023

Notre Dame loses a veteran leader and a great shooter

Dearica Hamby shoots a layup with her limbs fully extended.

Dearica Hamby accuses Las Vegas Aces of bullying, manipulation and discrimination

By Aya Abdeen / January 21, 2023

‘To be treated this way by an organization … leaves me sick to my stomach’

Dearica Hamby, wearing a USA practice pinnie, raises her right arm in the air while holding a basketball in her left.

Los Angeles Sparks trade for Dearica Hamby

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / January 21, 2023

Sparks send Amanda Zahui B. and a draft pick to Aces for Hamby and a 2024 first-round pick

Chicago sky big Azurá Stevens dribbles while posting-up Washington Mystics big Myisha Hines-Allen, as Stevens puts a hand on Hines-Allen's hip and starts to spin around her

The Offseason Matrices: The Next’s 2023 WNBA offseason and free agency tracker

By Emily Adler / January 20, 2023

The Next’s 2023 offseason and free agency tracker is here! WNBA contracts and team interests, cap sheets, trades, coaching changes, and more.

Seattle Storm big wing Breanna Stewart stands with her hands on her hips, photographed from a side angle.

The Next’s 2023 free agency projections, part 2: Unrestricted free agents

By Emily Adler / January 20, 2023

Where will Stewie sign? Our team predicts it all.

Dallas Wings forward Kaela Davis defends Kristi Toliver driving towards the basket (Photo Credit: Domenic Allegra).

Free agency, prioritization and the toll on the WNBA’s middle class

By Isabel Rodrigues / January 20, 2023

‘I just don’t think we understood the magnitude of it’