Jewell Loyd

A three-picture collage of the leading WNBA Most Improved Player vote-getters: on top, Jordin Canada dribbles past a Connecticut Sun defender who has fallen over; on the bottom-left, Satou Sabally drives baseline into the paint; on the bottom-right, Alanna Smith looks surprised.

The Next’s 2023 WNBA Awards: Most Improved Player

By Emily Adler / September 20, 2023

Jordin Canada takes the internal vote from The Next staff

WNBA broke viewership, attendance and social media engagement records in 2023

By Aya Abdeen / September 15, 2023

Players also set new records on the court for points and assists

Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd drives past Las Vegas Aces guard Jackie Young in a WNBA game.

Laney, Loyd and Copper sign contract extensions

By Aya Abdeen / September 10, 2023

A flurry of WNBA deals got done ahead of the league’s Sunday deadline

Mercedes Russell rises up to take a shot. It is heavily contested by Nikolina Milic, who has her arms straight up.

How Seattle’s Mercedes Russell is finding her form again after missing most of 2022

By Bella Munson / September 3, 2023

Quinn: ‘It’s crucial for our success for her to be at her best’

Monique Billings, Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray standing under the basket during Atlanta Dream vs. Washington Mystics game in Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: Domenic Allegra, The Next)

Notebook: Atlanta’s offensive woes continue in late collapse at Seattle

By Hunter Cruse / August 11, 2023

Dream are still in contention to host the WNBA Playoffs with one month to go

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) shoots during a matchup of top WNBA awards candidates between the Connecticut Sun and the New York Liberty at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA on May 27, 2023.

The Next’s 2023 WNBA midseason awards

By Emily Adler / July 26, 2023

MVP, Coach of the Year up for grabs; ROY is Boston’s to lose

Team Stewart wins the 2023 All-Star game that was full of smiles

By Matthew Walter / July 16, 2023

The 2023 All-Star game was a great time had by all and filled with many memorable moments

Seattle Storm big Ezi Magbegor holds her hands on her hips while looking out

For Seattle Storm’s Ezi Magbegor, ‘the sky’s the limit’

By Rowan Schaberg / July 3, 2023

Magbegor and her teammates and coaches reflect on her first All-Star selection and the future of her bright career

WNBA announces starters for the 2023 All-Star Game in Las Vegas

By Aya Abdeen / June 25, 2023

Stewart and Wilson named team captains for this year’s WNBA All-Star game

Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd dribbles with her left hand as New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart defends.

Jewell Loyd finds her voice and unlocks her potential

By Rowan Schaberg / June 25, 2023

The departure of both Bird and Stewart following the 2022 season has now left Jewell Loyd to reinvent her role as the veteran leader of the Storm