Seattle Storm

Seattle Storm draft pick Jordan Horston holds up a green and yellow No. 23 Storm jersey.

Seattle Storm get a WNBA Draft steal with Jordan Horston at No. 9

By Rowan Schaberg / April 11, 2023

Madi Williams, Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu, Jade Loville round out the Storm’s picks

Jade Melbourne signing ushers in new Storm era

By Rowan Schaberg / February 21, 2023

Melbourne joins an extensive list of other Australians who have played in the Emerald City over the franchise’s 22-year history

2004 WNBA champion Simone Edwards passes away after battling ovarian cancer

By Aya Abdeen / February 17, 2023

WNBA champion Simone Edwards passes away at age 49

Seattle Storm combo forward Stephanie Talbot holds her hands on her hips while looking down

Sources: Los Angeles Sparks signing former Seattle Storm forward Stephanie Talbot

By Emily Adler / February 1, 2023

Seattle’s supporting cast loses key shooter

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 point guard Sue Bird enters the Entertainment and Sports Arena. She's wearing shades, gold chains and a dark blue velvet shirt.

Seattle Storm to retire Sue Bird’s jersey in 2023

By Emily Adler / January 19, 2023

The Storm announced Thursday that they will be retiring Bird’s No. 10 jersey on June 11, 2023

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

2023 WNBA free agency preview: Seattle Storm

By Rowan Schaberg / January 11, 2023

Will Breanna Stewart stay or go?

Lin Dunn

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Lin Dunn reflects on Sue Bird, charts course for NaLyssa Smith and the Indiana Fever 

By The Next / September 7, 2022

Howard and Lin Dunn discuss yesterday’s semifinal matches plus Dunn planning a new coach-lottery strategy to end Indiana’s bad luck and Sue Bird’s last game in a Seattle uniform

Did the Seattle Storm just let their season slip away?

By Rowan Schaberg / September 6, 2022

How Seattle can recover and force a Game 5

Four pictures in a collage: on the left, Seattle Storm big wing Breanna Stewart, mid-air, leaps from under the rim to Dallas Wing big Isabelle Harrison and blocks Harrison's shot with her fingertips; on the top-right, Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson extends a hand up and out to deter a shot while keeping her back between Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles and the basket, as Fowles catches the ball just outside Wilson's reach; on the bottom-left, Connecticut Sun big wing Alyssa Thomas keeps a hand on the side of Washington big wing Elena Delle Donne while they jockey for post position

The Next’s 2022 WNBA Awards: Defensive Player of the Year and All-Defense

By Emily Adler / September 2, 2022

Breanna Stewart rises to the top