Josh Giddey wanted advice on how to …

Josh Giddey wanted advice on how to navigate the rigors of an NBA season, so he texted Aussie mate Andrew Bogut, who played 14 years in the league. “Us younger guys have never played this many games before,” Giddey said after the Spurs shellacked the Thunder on Wednesday night. “We’re getting to the point now where this is probably where our (NBL) season’s ending, but we’ve still got another half of the year to go. I just hit (Bogut) up, asked him things that he did to get through it.” A midweek misfire against the Spurs isn’t reason for concern, especially for a team constructed to lose, but the Thunder has earned a scrappy reputation this season despite being outmanned on paper night after night.