free agent

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As a free agent, Smart expressed a desire to play for a team with true championship aspirations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Tyler Onyango, 23, picked up a hamstring injury in his second loan spell at Stockport County and seems likely to become a free agent.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

When he signed with the Lakers as a free agent, he made playing all 82 regular seasons his biggest goal for the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

He will earn $140 million—potentially rising to $150 million with performance-based incentives—and still become a free agent at the age of 28, three years later than he otherwise would.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The telegrams also said that William was still on Riverbank’s salary roll, implying that he was not a free agent.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield