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Sixers cut ties to Brand: will sign Nick Young

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.

If no team picks Brand up, he will become an unrestricted free agent and can sign with any team.

Young, 6-7, is an athletic player who should help the Sixers at the offensive end, where they struggled. He averaged 14 points last season with Washington and the Clippers.

Neither deal can be consummated until July  11.