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Ty Long Jersey s new deal.MORE:Deandre Aytoncontract detailsAyton and the Pacers reached an agreement on a four-year, $133 million maximum offer sheet. That is the largest offer sheet in NBA history, surpa sing that Otto Porter signed in 2017.The Pacers cleared the cap space to reach Ayton's salary , but the Suns elected to match the offer sheet.What Deandre Ayton's
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