The wait for Ben Simmons to make his debut with the Brooklyn Nets is going to continue for some time.

Head coach Steve Nash told reporters Saturday that Simmons is several steps away from being able to practice with the team:

"He's not ready for even one-on-one, let alone three-on-three, five-on-five," Nash said. "So he's got to get to a place where he can go full speed unopposed, one-on-oh, and then we'll talk about and hopefully quickly he can go to one-on-one, three-on-three, five-on-five."

Nets play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle said on The DA Show on Thursday that Simmons' "ramp-up has been a hot topic of conversation" and his "sense" was the three-time All-Star would be able to start playing at some point next week.