free agent
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James, 41, has played the past eight seasons with the Lakers, but is now a free agent and can sign with any NBA team.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
There are reports that the goalkeeper, who is currently a free agent, is shopping around for a new team, potentially in Brazil.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
To become a free agent and to step into a new sonic universe, both in the same month, must have been a revelation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
There wasn’t a free agent available who could match Reaves’ prolific shooting, and nobody who could match the Laker-centric story of his personal journey.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
In Mendel’s experiments, every gene had behaved like an independent entity—a free agent.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
