The Wizards are a team going nowhere. They need to use that to their advantage. While most teams are gearing up for 2010, the Wizards would be wise to give up on this offseason and look towards 2011. Not only will two of Baltimore's Finest be free agents that year (Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant, who'd be a restricted free agent) but suddenly their expiring contracts would have more value. The Wizards could find themselves able to get some decent talent back if they are willing to eat a team's unwanted 2010 contract.

Of course, there's one thing holding these types of deals back; the Wizards want to cut payroll. ESPN's John Hollinger has some interesting deals but I'm really not sure why the Magic would be that fired up about them. Mike Miller's an improvement over JJ Redick and I guess DeShawn Stevenson could take some of Mickeal Pietrus's minutes but would the Magic really want to pay even more luxury tax money for them?

Rather than make that deal, I would rehaul the franchise, cut costs, and bring in some young talent. Here are the deals that I think are realistic and could help reboot the Wizards while helping them avoid the luxury tax.

Trade 1: Caron Butler (and Hamed Haddadi and Marcus Williams) to Portland, Andre Miller (and Steven Hunter) to Washington, Randy Foye, Travis Outlaw, Patty Mills, and Fabricio Oberto to the Grizzlies.
The Blazers add a small forward to team with Brandon Roy and get a warm body in Oberto to help fill out their frontcourt. The Grizzlies agree to take back Outlaw's expiring deal (he's out for the season) for two solid backup guards in Foye and Mills and a big man in Oberto. As for the Wizards, the deal saves them 4.7 million and brings them a true point guard to run the show. Washington is a perfect situation for Miller since Flip runs an up-tempo offense and 'Dre would be the focal point. Also, he's played with 'Melo before so he could entice Carmelo to come over.

Trade 2: Mike Miller and DeShawn Stevenson for Eddy Curry and Wilson Chandler
If the Wizards can get Danilo Gallinari, all the better. I just don't think the Knicks are going to give him up. Wilson Chandler, on the other hand, could be available for any team willing to take Curry's contract. Even better, this deal saves close to another 2 million for the Wizards.

Next up would be trying to find someone to take back Antawn Jamison and his contract. I think there are some salary dumps available, like Jamison for Zydrunas Ilgauskas, but the deal I'd try to make before giving up home and just giving away Jamison would be a two part deal with the Warriors.

Trade 3a: Antawn Jamison and Dominic McGuire for Brandan Wright, Kelenna Azubuike, Speedy Claxton, and Devean George.
The Warriors get a PF who should be perfect for Nellieball and adds a legit scorer to their frontcourt. The Wizards get a couple of young prospects. Kelenna Azubuike is a solid swingman while Brandan Wright has never been able to live up to his potential because of injuries. I just can't see the Warriors holding on to either of these guys since they have a lot of players at their positions already.

Trade 3b: Mike James for Vlad Radmanovic
Vlad Rad can't be traded alone with other players so this deal has to be separate. To entice the Warriors to take on Jamison's long term deal, the Wizards give them some savings in 2010 by taking back Radmanovic's 6 million bucks.

That would cut about 6.6 million off of the 8.7 million dollars luxury tax payment and would still have expiring deals of Brendan Haywood and Javarris Crittenton kicking around. Maybe the Pacers would swap Jeff Foster for those two, knocking another 1.4 million off of the ledger.

I'm sure there is some tweaking and rejiggering that could get this to get the Wizards under the luxury tax but I think it's a decent way to make some trades, add some young talent along, and start to put together a team that could be good enough to entice some free agents to come in 2011.