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The trade is expected to go through without any hiccups, but it is contingent on a few things, like Philadelphia using the amnesty clause on Elton Brand. San Francisco Chronicle

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David Falk on Brand's role with the Sixers and what kind of team he's hoping he lands with... "You don’t want a situation where he’s not playing a lot and it creates a lot of tension. He’s got four or five good years left. He’s only 33 years old. And the last thing you want is to be in an environment where you’re not playing, so we have to wait and see what happens with the amnesty and I’m very confident that he’ll go somewhere and re-establish his career." Sulia

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Ken Berger: In addition to Dallas, Indiana is weighing whether to put in a bid for amnestied forward Elton Brand, leaugue source says. Twitter

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Ken Berger: League executives believe Dallas, a rare big-market team with cap room, is the odds-on favorite to pluck Elton Brand off the amnesty wire. Twitter

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Jared Zwerling: While Elton Brand would be open to taking the veteran's minimum, a source close to him says, it's likely he will NOT end up on the #Knicks. Twitter

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The Sixers, not much of a player in free agency, will use the amnesty clause on forward Elton Brand, owed $18.2 million in the final year of his contract, and they reached agreement in principle to sign free-agent guard Nick Young to a one-year, $6 million deal, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. The amnesty clause allows the final year of Brand’s contract to come off of the Sixers’ salary cap. Teams below the salary cap will be permitted to bid for Brand’s services. The Sixers will pick up whatever the difference is that the team that signs Brand reaches an agreement with the player to pay him. Philadelphia Inquirer

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Marc Stein: Mavericks, sources say, are one under-the-cap team to already express interest in claiming Elton Brand through amnesty waiver process Twitter

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The Philadelphia 76ers will use the NBA's amnesty clause to cut Elton Brand and the $18.2 million left on his contract, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! Sports

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Adrian Wojnarowski: The 76ers have decided to use the amnesty clause on Elton Brand and the $18M left on final year of his deal, league sources tell Y! Sports. Twitter

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In part, this move clears the way to sign Clippers free agent Nick Young to a one year, $6 million dollar deal. The 76ers can’t use the amnesty clause until the league’s moratorium on signings ends July 11. Teams under the salary cap can place bids on Brand through an amnesty wire, and the highest bid can claim him. Teams currently under the cap include the Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets. Yahoo! Sports

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Adrian Wojnarowski: Philadelphia can't exercise the amnesty clause to clear Brand off the cap until July 11. Twitter

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Zach Lowe: The talk will immediately start about Brand to MIA or NYK or whatever. Remember: Teams under cap get first dibs in amnesty process. Twitter

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Adrian Wojnarowski: There will be significant interest with NBA teams to claim Brand off the amnesty wire. Twitter

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David Aldridge: And, this: source confirms @Adrian Wojnarowski tweet that Sixers will amnesty Elton Brand, clearing his $18.1M off the books for next season. Twitter

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David Aldridge: Source says Nets will definitely have interest in Brand if he clears waivers after amnesty. Twitter

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Ethan J. Skolnick: Expect the Heat to have strong interest in Elton Brand if he fully clears waivers. Still great respect for him in organization. Twitter

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Steve Nash has had a busy summer thus far, and it has a lot more to do with his off-court activities than his upcoming decision as a free agent. He just held his annual charity soccer game in New York City yesterday, and though we don’t have full footage yet, we do have this clip of Mike Dunleavy Jr. getting nailed with a soccer ball by Elton Brand, via Dan Devine. Nash has also been producing a parody movie series that is written, directed and starred by himself called “Nash, Camera, Action” with NOC. The latest called “The Point Guard Strikes Black” with Jared Dudley is an absolute doozy. SheridanHoops

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My expert soccer analysis: Nice service from Salomon Kalou, but an ambitious first touch by Elton Brand. Like, very ambitious. Like, a whole Blonde Ambition Tour's worth of ambition. And poor Mike Dunleavy Jr. pays the price. Look on the bright side, though, Li'l Dun. If you are going to be physically abused in an embarrassing way by someone, it might as well be in Steve Nash's "Showdown in Chinatown" charity soccer game by a former college teammate that you actually like, rather than during an NBA game by a pro teammate/former college rival on whom you'd later lay a flagrant that would eventually lead to a bench-clearing "brawl." Yahoo! Sports

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Zach Lowe: E. Brand laughed when I asked about possibly being amnestied. "There are some good free agents out there. Kris Humphries is out there." Twitter

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The team also needs to decide whether it will amnesty the contract of Elton Brand, who is scheduled to make $18.16 million next season. The team would pay Brand that money, but it would come off their salary cap. Doing this seems to be a no-brainer, if the new ownership group is OK with writing that check. If they do amnesty Brand, and can't sign Williams and/or Hawes, that would free some money, perhaps allowing the team to go after a coveted free agent (maybe Orlando's Ryan Anderson, a restricted free agent). Philadelphia Inquirer

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