Orel Dizon

Joined: Aug 22, 2024

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.

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