We report on getter annealed YBa2(Cu0.95Ni0.05)(3)O-y which are paramagnetic in a range from y = 6.1 to 6.8 with Curie-Weiss temperatures (Theta) remaining near 0 K. Reoxidation of the most reduced materials produces superconductors with enhanced flux pinning followed in temperature by a paramagnetic range with unusually large negative Theta approximate to -70 K indicative of Ni nanoclusters.