There’s horrible news breaking on Tuesday afternoon: Washington Wizards star John Wall — who was already out for the rest of the 2018-19 season after getting surgery for bone spurs in his heel — will miss 12 months from now after tearing his Achilles at his home.

It’s awful for Wall, and it’s extremely bad news for the franchise that’s in NBA purgatory: Not good enough to compete for a playoff spot this year or next year, not bad enough to tank for a franchise reboot through the draft, although there could be good solutions to that problem.

Let’s start with how bad this is with regards to Wall: Players who rupture their Achilles don’t always come back to their pre-surgery form, and on top of that, this is the same John Wall who signed an enormous contract extension last year. Look at how much he’s owed on the end of this deal:

John Wall tore his Achilles today. The good news is this is his remaining contract pic.twitter.com/Se1Y8wcUt7 — My good friend, Tom (@TJFsports) February 5, 2019

Not good for the Wizards.

Then there’s the money left on the books for Otto Porter and Bradley Beal (via Hoops Hype):

Couple that with $16 million more owed to Ian Mahinmi in 2019-20, a $5.6 million player option for Dwight Howard, and put it all together with a team that’s won 22 games already (that might be too good for a good lottery pick). Woof.

John Wall has a ruptured left Achilles now pic.twitter.com/tsgBeoFkcN — Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) February 5, 2019

The only “good” news coming out of this is that it happened before the NBA trade deadline on Thursday, so this could possibly be salvaged.

The plan: Trade Beal and Porter and get back whatever you can — expiring contracts for this year or next, draft picks down the road, young prospects, whatever. Sell it all off! Hanging on to Beal would be ideal as a cornerstone to build around, but with the franchise stuck with Wall’s exploding contract, the Wiz can’t hold to him. And although Porter has seen his normally efficient numbers dip, he’s still one of the better 3-and-D options in the NBA who can boost a contender.

The middle is death in the NBA, so if the Wizards think they can compete with Beal, Porter and the suddenly emerging Tomas Satoransky in Wall’s place, they should shake it all off and blow it all up. Otherwise, they’ll be stuck in that aforementioned purgatory for a long time.