Orel Dizon

Orel Dizon

Orel Dizon is the site expert for Swarm and Sting and a contributor for The Smoking Cuban. He used to be a fixture on the basketball court during high school before completing an engineering degree later on. Orel then shifted careers years after a stint in the corporate world to put his passion for writing and the NBA to good use. He has followed the league since watching Michael Jordan's second three-peat and has been writing about it since 2019, covering just about any subject, including the latest news, interesting anecdotes, old school topics, and more.

Charlotte Hornets, Grant Williams

Forgotten Hornets veteran's value has become even higher after offseason moves

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Charlotte Hornets, Sion James

Sion James may play a larger role for Hornets than fans expected

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Charlotte Hornets, Moussa Diabate

Hornets have made their stance on their Achilles heel crystal clear

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Charlotte Hornets, Josh Green

Hornets have grueling roster decision to make before the regular season

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Charlotte Hornets, Ryan Kalkbrenner

The Painful reality the Hornets must accept about Ryan Kalkbrenner

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Charlotte Hornets, Kon Knueppel

Kon Knueppel has already improved biggest weakness — and more growth is coming

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Charlotte Hornets, Nick Smith Jr.

Hornets' former 1st-round draft pick won't make it through training camp

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LeBron James

Hornets help send LeBron James home, solve center woes in this trade idea

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Charlotte Hornets, Gordon Hayward

Shocking Hornets truth will surprise even the biggest fans

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Charlotte Hornets, LaMelo Ball

Hornets' center plan may have bigger LaMelo Ball implication

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Charlotte Hornets, Michael Jordan

Learning from mistakes of Michael Jordan regime have borne fruit for Hornets

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Charlotte Hornets, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller

The Painful LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller truth Hornets have to deal with

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Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant will finally enjoy playing with a former Hornet

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Charlotte Hornets, Nicolas Batum

4 Former Hornets the fan base would hate to see return to Charlotte

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Charlotte Hornets, Ryan Kalkbrenner

Prized rookie's 'winning' mindset is exactly what Hornets fans want to hear

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Charlotte Hornets, Kon Knueppel

Kon Knueppel's underrated trait firmly secures his future with Hornets

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