Question: The 2002–03 NBA season was the Wizards' 42nd season in the National Basketball Association, During the offseason, the Wizards signed which free agent, an American former professional basketball player who played for eight different teams during a 14-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA)?

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Larry Brown (basketball)
2002–03 Milwaukee Bucks season
2002–03 Detroit Pistons season
2002–03 Minnesota Timberwolves season
2002–03 Washington Wizards season
2004–05 Washington Wizards season
Larry Hughes
2002–03 Golden State Warriors season
2002–03 Orlando Magic season

The 2003–04 NBA season was the Wizards 43rd season in the National Basketball Association, and their 31st season in the city of Washington, D.C..
 With All-Star guard Michael Jordan retired for good and Doug Collins fired as head coach, the Wizards hired Eddie Jordan, and signed free agent and last year's Most Improved Player Gilbert Arenas during the offseason.
 Under Jordan, the Wizards showed signs early into the season as they won their first game against the Chicago Bulls 99–74, and held the Toronto Raptors to 60 points in a 26-point margin win, while winning three of their first five games.
 However, with team captain Jerry Stackhouse playing just 26 games due to knee injuries, the Wizards played mediocre basketball all season finishing sixth in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 25–57 record, missing the playoffs for the seventh straight season.
 Following the season, Stackhouse was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, and Christian Laettner signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.
Lawrence Harvey Brown (born September 14, 1940) is an American basketball coach, who was most recently head men's basketball coach at Southern Methodist University.
 He is the only coach in basketball history to win both an NCAA national championship (Kansas Jayhawks, 1988) and an NBA title (Detroit Pistons, 2004).
 He has a 1,275-965 lifetime professional coaching record in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is the only coach in NBA history to lead eight different teams to the playoffs.
 He also won an ABA championship as a player with the Oakland Oaks in the 1968–69 season, and an Olympic Gold Medal in 1964.
 He is also the only person ever to coach two NBA franchises in the same season (Spurs and Clippers during the 1991–92 NBA season).
 Before coaching, Brown played collegiately at the University of North Carolina and professionally in the ABA.
 He has been a basketball coach since 1972.
The 2002–03 NBA season was the Bucks' 35th season in the National Basketball Association.
 During the offseason, the Bucks acquired Toni Kukoč from the Atlanta Hawks.
 In a year of transition, the Bucks played mediocre basketball with a 14–20 start, but then won 13 of their next 16 games.
 In February 2003, just before the trading deadline, the Bucks dealt three-time All-Star shooting guard Ray Allen to the Seattle SuperSonics, in exchange for 34-year-old All-Star point guard Gary Payton and Desmond Mason.
 The Bucks won eight of their final nine games finishing fourth in the Central Division with a 42–40 record.
 However, they did not make it out of the first round of the playoffs, losing 2–4 to the New Jersey Nets.
 Following the season, Payton signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers, Sam Cassell and Ervin Johnson were both traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, head coach George Karl was fired and Anthony Mason retired.
The 2002–03 NBA season was the Pistons' 62nd season as a franchise, the 55th in the National Basketball Association, and the 46th in the Detroit area.
 During the offseason, the Pistons acquired Richard Hamilton from the Washington Wizards and signed free agent Chauncey Billups.
 With the acquisitions of Hamilton and Billups, the Pistons got off to a solid start winning 12 of their first 16 games.
 However, the team suffered a 7-game losing streak between February and March, but managed to finish with a 50–32 record, earning them first place in the Eastern Conference.
 After defeating the Orlando Magic 4–3 in the first round after trailing 3–1, and then beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4–2 in the semifinals, the Pistons were a serious title contender.
 Instead, they had their season ended with a sweep to the New Jersey Nets in four straight Eastern Conference Final games.
The 2002–03 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 14th season in the National Basketball Association.
 During the offseason, the Timberwolves signed free agents Troy Hudson and Kendall Gill.
 Kevin Garnett enjoyed another great season, winning the All-Star MVP award in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, and finishing second in MVP voting to Tim Duncan.
 Despite losing Terrell Brandon for the entire season due to a knee injury, the Timberwolves posted a 12–1 record in February and finished the season with a 51–31 record, good enough to earn the #4 seed in the Western Conference and home court advantage.
 However, for the seventh straight year in the Garnett era, the Timberwolves did not make it out of the first round of the playoffs, losing to the 5th-seeded and defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in six games.
 Following the season, Joe Smith was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, Anthony Peeler signed as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings, and Gill signed with the Chicago Bulls.
The 2002–03 NBA season was the Wizards' 42nd season in the National Basketball Association.
 During the offseason, the Wizards acquired All-Star guard Jerry Stackhouse from the Detroit Pistons and signed free agents Larry Hughes, Bryon Russell and Charles Oakley.
 The Wizards got off to a 6–4 start to the season, but then struggled losing six straight games afterwards.
The 2004–05 NBA season was the Wizards 44th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 32nd season in the city of Washington, D.C..
 During the offseason, the Wizards acquired Antawn Jamison from the Dallas Mavericks.
 The Wizards got off to a decent start and played above .500 for the entire season.
 The Wizards posted a 20-win improvement over the previous season, finishing second in the Southeast Division with a 45–37 record, and made it back to the playoffs for the first time since 1997, back when they were known as the "Bullets".
 Gilbert Arenas averaged 25.5 points per game and was selected along with Jamison for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game.
 In the first round of the playoffs, the Wizards defeated the Chicago Bulls in six games after losing the first two games, but were swept in the semifinals by the Miami Heat in four straight games.
 Following the season, Larry Hughes signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Larry Darnell Hughes (born January 23, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who played for eight different teams during a 14-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Hughes attended Saint Louis University before being selected with the eighth overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft.
 Larry Hughes is the founder of a basketball academy named the Larry Hughes Basketball Academy.
The 2002–03 NBA season was the Warriors' 57th season in the National Basketball Association, and 41st in the San Francisco Bay Area.
 Under new head coach Eric Musselman, the Warriors began to show signs of life after a slow start losing 11 of their first 15 games.
 For the first time in nearly a decade, the Warriors reached the .500 mark late in the season with a 30–30 record as of March 4.
 However, they would win just eight of their final 22 games to finish sixth in the Pacific Division with a 38–44 record.
 Second-year guard Gilbert Arenas was named Most Improved Player of The Year, and second-year star Jason Richardson won the Slam Dunk Contest in Atlanta for the second year in a row.
 Following the season, Arenas signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards, Antawn Jamison and Danny Fortson were both traded to the Dallas Mavericks, Bob Sura was dealt to the Detroit Pistons and Chris Mills retired.
The 2002–03 NBA season was the 14th season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.
 During the offseason, the Magic signed free agent All-Star forward Shawn Kemp.
 The rise of Tracy McGrady into a superstar was completed as he won his first scoring title with 32.1 points per game, while being selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game.
 However, with Grant Hill playing just 29 games due to injury, and Horace Grant only playing just five games with a sore left knee, it seemed as if he was all alone again.
 Midway through the season, the Magic traded Mike Miller to the Memphis Grizzlies for rookie Drew Gooden as they finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a record of 42–40.
 However, in the first round of the playoffs, they lost to the top-seeded Detroit Pistons four games to three after taking a 3–1 series lead.
 Following the season, Kemp retired, Darrell Armstrong signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Hornets, and Grant re-signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.