PHILADELPHIA — Information plus motivation is greater than depreciation. That’s the calculation Sixers president Daryl Morey has made. As long as it holds, Ben Simmons will remain trapped in basketball purgatory, trapped in that realm where only the spirits play. Maybe the balance of that equation changes between now and Thursday, when the NBA trade deadline arrives. By no means is it a given. If that still surprises you at this point, you need to start paying closer attention. Can the Sixers afford to wait until the offseason to trade Simmons? Not only can they, it’s increasingly looking like…
