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Josh Planos

Josh Planos hopes to one day write about sports like the millennial version of Cormac McCarthy; he's working on it. His work has been featured at the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Denver Post, Chicago Tribune's RedEye Chicago, ESPN TrueHoop Network, Sports Wunderkind, SB Nation, Bleacher Report, Husker Junction, Hoops Habit, Buckets Magazine, Rivals Camp, Rivals, Loudspeaker, No Coast Bias, Shaffer Trucking, Crete Carrier (Fortune 500), Chevrolet, Bulls Charge, Bulls by the Horns, BallerBall, Colorado Sports Guys Podcast, On The Grind Boxing Podcast, The New York Knicks Podcast, Philadelphia Sports Table Podcast, When the (New Orleans) Saints Go Marching In Podcast, Sideline Sports Podcast, 960 The Zone, The Sports Hangover Podcast, The People's Sports Radio and Podcast Network, 700WLW Cincinnati, Red Light Sports Radio Network, War Room Sports Radio, CBS Sports Radio 1340 WNBS, Fox Sports Radio 1400, Fox Sports Radio 1230, Sports Radio 95.9FM, Sports Radio 930AM, 95.7 The Game, Chicagoland Sports Radio, ESPN's Anaheim Angels Radio AM830, ESPN 1530, ESPN 680, ESPN 101.3, and ESPN Radio. Currently, he writes at the Washington Post, BallerBall of the ESPN TrueHoop Network, FanSided, and The Pick and Roll. He loves interacting with readers via twitter. Leads can be sent to jplanos1@gmail.com | Portfolio: josh-planos.squarespace.com<a href="https://twitter.com/JPlanos">Tweets by @JPlanos</a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script>

December 1, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard (0) controls the ball against the defense of Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Blake (5) during the first half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Damian Lillard: Where does Portland PG go from here?

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Jan 22, 2014; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson (1) reacts against the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

The Lance Stephenson Circus arrives in Charlotte

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Jun 26, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Doug McDermott (Creighton) shakes hands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number eleven overall pick to the Denver Nuggets in the 2014 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Doug McDermott, top players at 2014 NBA Summer League

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July 11 2012; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat president Pat Riley fields a question from a reporter during a press conference at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

Miami Heat: Without LeBron James, all is not lost

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Photo via Wikipedia

College Basketball Rankings: 2014-15 top five teams

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Jun 26, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Julius Randle (Kentucky) shakes hands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number seven overall pick to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2014 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Los Angeles Lakers: Expectations for 2014-15 too steep?

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May 2, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) during the game against the San Antonio Spurs in game six of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Center. Dallas won 113-111. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Dallas Mavericks Free Agency: Shopping for experience

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Joel Embiid: Taking a ‘project’ in the NBA Draft

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The Basketball Tournament Championship, One Game for $500K

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What happened to sports in Pittsburgh?

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Photo: Springfield Mass

The case for an NBA-only Hall of Fame

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Jun 15, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard (2) speaks during a press conference next to the NBA Finals MVP trophy after game five of the 2014 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

Why Kawhi Leonard is precisely what professional sports needs

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Photo: The Needs

Breaking Chapel Hill: Former UNC guard Rashad McCants is bursting the ‘student-athlete’ bubble

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Mar 6, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) watches from the bench during the first half against the San Antonio Spurs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Dear Internet, we cannot handle the Miami Heat

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May 2, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker (left) and guard Manu Ginobili (middle) and forward Tim Duncan (right) before the game against the Dallas Mavericks in game six of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Center. Dallas won 113-111. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

NBA Finals 2014, Spurs vs. Heat: Anatomy of San Antonio’s Trio

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Jun 25, 2013; Omaha, NE, USA; General view of TD Ameritrade Park as UCLA Bruins takes infield drills before game 2 of the College World Series finals against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

History of the College World Series

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