The biggest question across the NBA leading up to the trade deadline on Feb. 10 is if the Philadelphia 76ers are (finally) going to trade malcontent All-Star forward Ben Simmons, or if the standoff between Simmons and the Sixers will continue into the offseason. Simmons hasn’t played in a single game for Philadelphia this season after requesting a trade over the summer, but the Sixers want to make sure that they get good value back whenever they ultimately move the former top overall pick.
Despite the fact that a lot of fans in Philadelphia would’ve liked to have seen Simmons traded already, Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey has made it clear that he plans to employ a patient approach to the process. Back in October, he warned that the process of finding a new NBA home for Simmons could take “four years” (the entirety of the time remaining on Simmons’ current contract).
At the time, many…
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