Free-agent center Brittney Griner is meeting with "multiple teams" as she ponders her next contract, according to the Associated Press' Doug Feinberg.

Feinberg noted this is a departure from the past, when Griner simply re-signed with the Mercury rather than seriously entertain outside interest.

The 10-time All-Star is currently plying her trade in Unrivaled, the three-on-three league co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier. She and Phantom Basketball Club have dropped their first two games to open the inaugural season.

Beyond giving players a lucrative offseason alternative to going overseas, Unrivaled is probably a welcome addition in the eyes of WNBA front-office personnel. So many of the top stars are now stationed in one city with the window to begin negotiating window opening Tuesday.

"There's a ton of free agents here," Stewart said to Feinberg. "It's like a one-stop shop to kind of do everything."

Mercury guard Natasha Cloud also told Feinberg Unrivaled "is the best place to be able to recruit free agents" for your current team.

Griner is almost certainly getting some overtures from Phoenix teammates in addition to players from other franchises. She continued to assert herself as one of the WNBA's better centers in 2024 by averaging 17.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks.

The 34-year-old has spent her entire career with the Mercury and could follow the lead of Diana Taurasi and be a Phoenix lifer. But there are probably greener pastures elsewhere.

The Mercury went 19-21, finishing seventh and suffering a first-round sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Lynx. Signing Cloud and acquiring Kahleah Copper from the Chicago Sky did little to raise the team's ceiling, in part because so much is oriented around the 42-year-old Taurasi.

Should Taurasi retire, Griner might feel less compelled to stick around. Taurasi's return, meanwhile, could give her pause about the Mercury's immediate fortunes.

Pretty much everyone in the WNBA is operating on a one-year basis with a new collective bargaining agreement coming down the pike at some point. Few players will want to sign a contract that reflects the league's current financial climate and not the one where the salary cap is significantly higher thanks to a lucrative media rights contract.

Signing Griner will be a way for a contender to get a lot better in the short term.