The Kings' great and the guards taken to school after an unbalanced pre-season defeat against Jazz

SACRAMENTO – A test. The Kings will open the season next Wednesday against the same Utah Jazz team that played them 132-93 Thursday night at the Golden 1 Center. They will have to play better, otherwise the season will start badly.

There is no doubt that the Sacramento defense is behind their attack. The Kings have also faced a team that has perfected the pick-and-roll and has a combination of players who compliment their style.

"You have to watch the movie and see what we did wrong," said rookie Marvin Bagley III. "We dropped a lot of lobs today. When we play them next week, we will have to understand what we did wrong and how to fix it. "

For Bagley and fellow rookie Harry Giles III, playing defense against Utah means going directly from an undergraduate course to a master's degree course. Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell burned the Kings for a total of 31 points out of 11 shots of 14 in 34 minutes in total.

It was not just young adults. The guards were also mistreated, including the starting lineup formed by De'Aaron Fox, Yogi Ferrell and Buddy Hield. Not only did they allow the Jazz Guards to demolish the defense, but they also managed to shoot 4 out of 26 of the field.

"It's just a young team trying to figure it out with a headache," said Kings head coach Dave Joerger on Thursday. "There will be more and more, I do not try to cover it with powder and tell you that everything is perfect."

Overall, Utah shot 60% of the field and 46.7% of the back. The Jazz led 39-10 after the first quarter and never looked back.

This is a hard lesson for kings, but they need to move quickly to something else. The team flew to Portland after the match and will face another quality opponent on Friday night in the Trail Blazers. Sacramento will have to make a better effort.

Welcome again Shump

The trip was long and arduous for Iman Shumpert. The veteran wing debuted at Sacramento Kings on Thursday night after playing 14 games last season due to a knee surgery and a plantar fasciitis attack. Despite the backlash that the team took to the Jazz, it's

"I have to play a bit last year, but even when I was playing, I was playing in a lot of things, you know, I was just trying to be a tough guy," Shumpert said. "It does not matter, I've made the situation worse for myself, I had to sit down for a long time, it feels good to play without pain."

Shumpert scored two points and got four rebounds in 19 minutes on the Kings' bench. He does not know if he will play Friday in Portland. After a year away from the match, Joerger is unlikely to lead Shumpert and risk a setback.

"We have a lot of young guys, they want to try a lot of things and it's back-to-back after a year off, so I do not know," said Shumpert. "But, if they play me, I'll jump off the bench and play, but otherwise, I will not be angry."

It's unclear if Shumpert is part of Joerger's rotation plans this season. He is known for his quality of perimeter defender, which could help the Kings on the wing.