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Surprise! NBA’s turned upside down

From what we have witnessed lately, no fabled franchise is sacred, safe or sound anymore. What’s more, there’s a peasant’s revolt afoot throughout the NBA.

In other words, serf’s up, dude.

Not all of ’em, of course. Many bottom feeders remain barnacled to the hull of Hell — two in our midst — but other traditional tripe has risen to sea level, even above.

A look at the ledger yesterday presented the following facts, none of which appeared to be typos . . .

The Bucks, whose roster sans Michael Redd was “favorably” compared to the Knicks’ in preseason, was 5-2 going into last night’s game against the Mavericks, and had seized four straight.

In deference to Milwaukee’s Brandon Jennings — averaging 25.6 points after lashing out for 55 against the What Me, Worriers — Dwyane Wade is switching from No. 3 to 23, column contributor Bill Feinberg reports.

As for Donnie Walsh’s former franchise, the Pacers began the season 0-3 and have ripped off four W’s in succession. Saturday nights don’t get any more special than boning Boston for 113 points (53 FG percent) and hushing the genuflecting masses in mid-worship re the team’s demonic defense.

Danny Granger is active proof of late that Walsh is capable of identifying tender talent on draft day. On year one of a $60 million, five-season extension, he is supposed to score in bunches; 24.9, ninth in NBA. Still, other than Larry Bird, who knew Dahntay Jones (16.4 ppg), Roy Hibbert (11.7) and Solomon Jones had such coconuts?

In the late stages against Boston, when misses are scorned upon by coaches and teammates alike, they snapped springers like they were scripted to swish.

How many established bad teams lose their compulsive scorer and go on a winning streak? The Kings lost Kevin Martin indefinitely (Francisco Garcia, before that) and have whacked four consecutive opponents, relying heavily, but not wholly, on Tyreke Evans for points, passing and perimeter pressure.

Kings president Geoff Petrie said the 6-foot-6 armed-and-dangerous Evans is the best draft pick by Sacramento in a long, long time.

At the same time, Rider’s Jason Thompson is a load down low; Steve Hawes must be fun to play with ’cause he’s a blast to watch; Israeli 6-9 rookie Omri Casspi wears you down with his perseverance; and Tharbo Sefolosha offers more of the same peskiness and portability

As for the usually Down Under Thunder, they’re hovering at the equator after 10 games. The two highlights were Saturday’s astonishing win at the Alamo despite the return of Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, and the Nov. 8 victory at the Betty Ford Center, where they took the Magic out to the woodshed for a 102-74 beating.

No more Blunder, Dunder or Asunder in this space. Granted, the Magic were without Rashard Lewis, Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson (it was only a matter of time before depletion kicked in), but this was an Oklahoma drillin’, nonetheless.

Kevin Durant entered this week at 28.1 ppg (fourth), Russell Westbrook is fast becoming a league elite, Jeff Green is the most underrated second/third offensive option in captivity, and rookie James Harden may not be Tyreke Evans, but he’s blessed with bent all the same.

However, it is defense where the Thunder have received the memo, allowing 91.4 ppg, fifth-best behind Portland, Boston, Charlotte and Miami. That’s about a dozen fewer points per game than a season ago . . . when it took until Game 27 to win No. 3

While the 4-4 Spurs, still overtly un-athletic despite the addition of Richard Jefferson, suffered their first home loss of the season, the Lakers already have lost twice at the Office Supply Center. Fans cascaded the defending champs with boos as Kobe Bryant misfired 15 of 20 shots in Sunday’s 10-point submission to the Rockets.

In what was supposed to be a season to surrender due to Yao Ming’s utter unavailability and Tracy McGrady’s ankle surgery that still has him sidelined, the Rockets’ 6-4 mark may be more surprising than the Suns’ 8-2 liftoff.

Let’s hear it for GM Daryl Morey who deserves big ups for . . . hiring perpetually underestimated Rick Adelman; discovering undrafted Chuck Hayes; acquiring Carl Landry for a second-round pick from the Sonics in ’07; uncovering Aaron Brooks with the 26th pick in ’07; securing Chase Budinger (No. 44) from the Pistons for a No. 2 pick; and picking the Hawks’ pocket re 6-11 Aussie David Andersen (No. 37 in ’02) for a second-rounder.

It also was Morey who convinced Adelman it made sense to trade Rafer Alston and turn the starting job over to Brooks, who went for a career-high 33 points, besting L.A.’s backcourt of Kobe and Derek Fisher (25 on 8-33) by his lonesome.

So, the Lakers (albeit minus Pau Gasol) have lost back-to-back to Denver and Houston. Ditto the C’s, losing to Atlanta and Indy. I caught their Indy act; looks like there’s a lot of tired blood slogging through various clogged arteries.

If teams like the Hawks, with their abundance of agility, are giving the Celtics fits at this time of year, think of how those same opponents will be running by and jumping over them late in the season.

Oh yeah, and the Cavaliers, 39-2 at the Hock Shop a season ago, are 3-2 there this season.

I can’t remember a time when the chasm between the “haves” and many of the “have nots” has shrunk so fast like this.

Perhaps I should check the NBA Guide for a quick history review.

Or, I can just call LeBron James.

This just in: Allen Iverson and the Grizzlies officially ended their shaky relationship after three games. The Tams lasted longer.

“It’s best for everyone I leave Memphis immediately,” Iverson told John Calipari.

peter.vecsey@nypost.com