The Philadelphia 76ers and Daryl Morey do not sound like they are going to blink when it comes to the NBA All-Star Ben Simmons situation. They are in this for the long haul and will wait it out for as long as it takes.

Morey has been clear in what he wants in a return package for Simmons. They are holding out for the best possible offer, as they want impact players and draft picks in return.

While Simmons’ value isn’t that high around the league, otherwise a deal would have been made already, it makes sense for the 76ers to wait it out.

There are no incentives from their side to make a deal they do not like. Simmons continues to be the one making all of the negative headlines by dogging it in practice and the team responds accordingly.

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Philadelphia has hopes of landing a superstar in trade negotiations centered on Simmons. If they wait things out long enough, they could get their wish in the form of Damian Lillard.

Lillard is the player the 76ers ultimately want to acquire, whether it is by using Simmons or in another trade afterward. That is the end goal. How may they acquire him? Check out this hypothetical trade from ESPN that lands Lillard in the City of Brotherly Love.