76ers Use Amnesty Clause and Waive Elton Brand The Philadelphia 76ers have used the amnesty clause on the veteran forward Elton Brand and will get about $18 million in salary cap relief for next season. Brand was entering the final season of a five-year, $80 million contract. The amnesty clause allows a team to waive one player during the new labor deal and have 100 percent of his salary taken off the cap and the tax. Brand is still owed the money.