For 85 days, Quentin Grimes' restricted free agency was the center of the Sixers' offseason, yet there was zero public information about negotiations between Grimes and the Sixers, any other teams interested in acquiring the 25-year-old guard, and when a deal could get done.

On the 86th day of Grimes' first journey to the NBA's open market, some sense of where things stand between the Sixers and their prized acquisition from last season's trade deadline finally emerged.

Since June 30, the two sides have been in a common NBA standoff: a restricted free agent looking around at other young players in the league with significant new contracts versus a team looking to exert its leverage in a process designed to damage that player's earning abilities.

ESPN's Shams Charania first reported some

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