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This Heat player doesn't believe extra pressure will come with his 'nicer paycheck' | Miami Herald

Tyler Johnson hears the whispers.

That tends to happens when a player gets a hefty pay raise as part of a heavily backloaded contract.

As his salary balloons, so do the expectations others are placing on him.

The outsiders have their opinions. What makes Johnson, the Miami Heat's 26-year-old shooting guard, worth $19.25 million each of the next two years?

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