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Josh Giddey’s Oklahoma City Thunder are legit. And so is the disrespect the NBA still holds for him.

The Aussie was “not in the same zip code” as his defender Jusuf Nurkic during one key moment in the Thunder’s 118-110 win over Phoenix on Monday (AEDT).

It was another sign of how little opponents care about his shooting, and on that occasion Nurkic was right to do so, with Giddey missing the three.

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However Giddey went on to make two threes as part of a 10 point night, playing 19 minutes in the victory and showing he can at least sometimes punish opponents.

Nurkic had a remarkable 31 rebounds but it wasn’t enough as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 35 points, nine assists and eight rebounds led the Thunder.

Kevin Durant had just 20 points on six of 15…