Sixers: Good riddance, Ben Simmons

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Although his move asking out of Philly surprised nobody, Ben Simmons has once again proven to be a petulant child.

He has done nothing in his time here to earn the right to force his way to another team.

Ben Simmons has demanded a trade from the Sixers. To that, we say good riddance.

Since drafting Ben with the first overall pick in 2016, we’ve embraced his disappointments at every turn. Did he disappear in the second round of the playoffs against Boston in 2018? No worries, he’s young, he’ll get there.

In 2019, Ben went AWOL again in the second round against the Raptors. Did we decide enough was enough? No, we decided to keep…