This is actually the first full Kings game for me, so I'll put in my own grades. I'm undecided on how I should rate our players because almost EVERYONE played horrible on defense. I'll do an offense/defense grade.
Offense/Defense
Fox: B+/C- 18pts 6asts 7rebs on 6-12 FG 6-7 FT. He had a bit of a cold streak in the 1st half, but I thought he did a great job controlling the flow and pace of the offense. Very uptempo, but he played completely in control. He did a good job facilitating the offense in that sense too. I thought he did a good job attacking the rim and drawing fouls. He also made 3 consecutive baskets somewhere in the 3rd quarter. He only took 1 3pt shot, and missed. He also had a couple sloppy turnovers. On defense Jrue Holiday basically bullied him. Even though Holiday didn't rack up a lot of pts (15), he exploited Fox with his passing. Holiday is a very good PG, so I don't fault Fox.
Hield: A-/C- 17pts 3asts 2rebs. 7-11 FG 3-4 3PT. He had a great scoring game. I really wish he got more than 11 shots today, but everyone's bucket was going in. He had a very efficient game. He even had 1 nice finish at the rim which could've been an and 1. Tagged the strong shooting performance with 3asts. However, his handles were a bit sloppy, and I'm not sure his shot selection will ever be great, but can you complain if it goes in? Aside from a few TOs, there's not much else Buddy could've done tonight except improve his ball handling. On defense, he was a bit slow on rotations. He still has troubles fighting around screens.
WCS: A/B- 20pts 7rebs 1ast 9-14 FG 2-3FT. He did a phenomenal job on offense. He took every big on the block and got all the way to the rim. His touch around the rim looks great right now. He only got 1asts... imagine someone telling you in the 2015 draft that Willie ending up with only 1asts in 26mins of play would be disappointing. However, I credit Joerger. He stopped with the high-post offense!!! Willie will have more opportunities to show off his passing abilities, but this one showed his scoring side. On defense he did a very good job keeping up with AD athletically, but AD is AD.. He also got hit with BS calls, but that's that. I thought he did a more than admirable defensive job, but their bigs just couldn't miss...literally.
Bagley: A/C+ 19pts 8rebs 3asts 3stls 1blk 7-10 FG 5-6FT. Woah, energy+bounce+scoring+everything. He was the whole package tonight. The only reason why he doesn't get an A+ on offense is because his 3 misses all came from 3pt land. I think it would be better to watch his highlights than have me describe his offensive performance. He looked extremely special out there. On defense was a different story. I thought he did a solid job of holding his own and he also got a few BS calls, but he has a lot of learning to do on that end. Seems like Randle especially was able to attack and finish over him consistently. However, his energy+athleticism allowed him to keep up with everyone on defense. He got 3stls as a result.
Mason: B+/C- 18pts 6asts 0tos 7-13 FG 3-4 FT. He played a great offensive game. He was our bench scorer and also provided good passes. He gets a lot of criticism, but he played very well tonight. Defensively, his lack of size was an issue. He too got bullied a few times. In truth, no one played great on defense...
Giles: D/F- 21mins: 7pts 4rebs 6PFs 3-11FG 1-4 FT. While the grade seems harsh, I know he'll have much better games to come. He's basically a rookie playing his first real organized basketball games in years. However, he had a really rough outing. The only reason why I didn't give him an F on offense is because he had some really nice passes. While he only had 1asts, he could've easily had 4 tonight. His biggest problems came when he was forcing horrific shots up. His touch is really lacking right now. Everything seems too hard, and I think he's just too anxious. On defense he got absolutely mauled. It seemed like he was on the receiving end of almost every basket scored by their big men. They couldn't miss at all, but Harry had trouble with their physicality. He wasn't able to hold his own and pretty much let their bigs get anywhere they wanted in the paint. His overall bball IQ looks a step slower than everyone elses. He fouled out in 21mins and a lot of the fouls were DeMarcus Cousins dumb fouls...unnecessary.
Ferrell: B/C- 7pts 2asts 2rebs. He played solidly on offense, but was a bit invisible at times. However, I'm really glad he recognizes his role on a rebuilding team. His defense was pretty bad because like Fox, he was getting out-muscled. Just not much you can do if you're Yogi. I feel bad giving him the grade he got on defense because the effort was 100% there.
Jackson: C-/B 2pts 4rebs 1asts 1-6 FG. I mean... at this point I think JJ shooting consistency is a huge issue. However, I thought he asserted himself in our offense just enough where he had passes that helped set up the offense. On defense he did a great job chasing people around. He was noticeably active on both ends as well. I think it was an ok game all around. He didn't play anywhere as bad as the stats indicated though.
Bjelica: C-/D 4pts 1rebs. Missed his 2 3pter attempts. He didn't get much playing time due to foul trouble, but he at least spaced the floor. His defense was bad. He got into foul trouble early.