The Philadelphia 76ers are two preseason games in, and the team has not yet seen Ben Simmons end his holdout in an attempt to force his way out of Philadelphia.

The Sixers and Simmons are in a standoff to see who blinks first. Philadelphia wants Simmons to at least report, and they have shown no qualms about punishing him for his holdout. But the 25-year old refuses to show up, and the Sixers just might have to settle for anything at this point.

On the flip side, president Daryl Morey has been steadfast in keeping his trade demands high for Simmons. The team wants a haul for the versatile player, which makes sense considering he is a three-time All-Star, is an All-NBA team member and is a two-time All-Defensive first-team selection.

The Sixers have hopes of acquiring Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers, but Lillard has backed off on his desire to leave Portland. He is willing to give Chauncey Billups a shot as the team’s new head coach. Per Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Sixers are waiting on a prayer to acquire Lillard.

Per Amick:

But here’s the thing: Morey has made it clear, both then and now, that he has extremely high expectations for the eventual return on a Simmons deal. I get it, for sure, as we’re talking about a three-time All-Star and one-time All-NBA player.

But as you both know, and has been said and written about plenty of times, the Lillard-for-Simmons swap with Portland that is widely seen as Morey’s dream scenario just isn’t realistic. Not yet, anyway.

“You’re waiting on a prayer,” the source said of the Lillard scenario.

It appears the Sixers are better off looking at maybe the Indiana Pacers or the Sacramento Kings. The Minnesota Timberwolves are another possibility for a Simmons deal. Philadelphia will have to get something done sooner rather than later in order to avoid an even bigger headache.

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