The Washington Wizards aren't close to competing in the Eastern Conference by any means, at least not yet.
Nor is Washington an attractive free agent location at the moment.
However, the Wizards could be the one team that's able to offer Malik Beasley a win-win situation after the nightmare offseason he's had.
Entering the offseason, Beasley was expected to cash in on the open market after putting together a career-year in Detroit.
The sharpshooting guard was one of the top candidates to win the Sixth Man of the Year award and was a huge reason for the Pistons' impressive regular season.
Beasley averaged 16.3 points, while shooting 43% from field goal range and an extremely efficient 41.6% from beyond the arc.
Poised to earn his worth in free agency, the Florida State product saw the exact opposite following an illegal gambling investigation that not only scared teams away, but put his future in the NBA in question.
Now, after being removed as the target of the investigation, there's a belief that the guard could be cleared to move forward with his career without having to deal with the headache of what could have come if he was found guilty (although that's still up in the air.)
Nonetheless, the information NBA teams have versus the public knowledge we have access to is vastly different as organizations around the league are far more informed on if signing Beasley is a possibility or not.
Nonetheless, if it is, the Wizards could be a team that can present Beasley an offer he may not be able to refuse.
After missing out on the first few waves of free agency, Beasley is more than likely not getting the contract offer he was seeking entering free agency.
And while signing with a contender may be a more attractive option, there's no doubt that the playmaker wants to cash in after his strong season last year.
That's where the Wizards come in.
Washington has made it clear that signing veterans with value is right up their alley, and if they could find common ground on a number that satisfies both parties, they could offer Beasley a role to not only help mentor a young scoring guard like Tre Johnson, but to put his game on full display to raise his price ahead of the NBA trade deadline in February.
By then, Washington could find him a team that he could compete with, while Beasley gets the payday he was seeking entering the offseason.
As for the Wizards, they'll be able to potentially land future assets and potentially more impact players or young prospects to add to their rebuild by offloading Beasley.
A win-win situation that could be beneficial for both parties.