Hoped by many to be the potential savant scorer the Bucks need to elevate their talented, young core and become a championship contender in the superstar-powered NBA, Jabari Parker did not have a dazzling debut Wednesday night.

Starting and playing 16 minutes – none in the fourth quarter – against the lowly 76ers, Parker’s entire stat line comprised two points on 1-of-6 shooting, four rebounds and one assist. It was a quiet evening for last year’s No. 2 overall pick, who was making his season debut 11 months after tearing his ACL. For long stretches he seemed to disappear, or at least be absent, from the action.

Partially, that was to be expected. Head coach Jason Kidd said before the game Parker would be constrained to 15 to 20 minutes, and the Bucks weren’t "looking for him to score 30 tonight." An ACL tear is a devastating injury, especially in basketball, and even after nearly a year of high-level rehabilitation, there was bound to be rust and uncertainty for the 20-year-old forward.

Parker said in pregame the plan was, "I don't go and favor anything, I don't go half speed. I go all in." Physically, he looked fine – in fact, physically, he looked formidable, having added 15 pounds of muscle to his body – and his powerful type of speed was evident a couple times in full-court transition. But aesthetically, the aggressiveness, his psychological "all in," seemed to be missing.

Floating around the perimeter, settling for fadeaway jumpers and drifting into no-man’s-land on defense, Parker was disengaged, often marginalized. As sports medicine experts have pointed out, even after an injury is completely healed, a knee fully strengthened, the last element to return for a player is mental confidence.

I watched Parker play live Wednesday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, then watched a recorded broadcast of the game later that night – pausing and rewinding and focusing only on Parker. My main takeaways: He was too passive on offense, better than perceived on defense and upbeat throughout.

If you believe in Jabari Parker as a franchise cornerstone and want to delve further than the box score to see where he’s at as a basketball player right now, this minute-by-minute recapitulation – a film-room analysis from my living room – details his comprehensive involvement in last night’s game.

Pregame warmups: A smiling and buoyant Parker, sporting a fresh fade, hoists 3-pointers (a few of which he makes) and hook shots (one of which he air-balls). He jokes around with Damien Inglis, another second-year player who was injured last season, and looks loose.

Pregame introductions: Whoops. As the arena PA announcer roars, "Ladies and gentlemen, your Milwaukee Bucks!" only Parker runs onto the floor, totally alone and quite confused for a few seconds, as his prankster teammates laugh in the tunnel before joining him. Good times.

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— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) November 5, 2015

First quarter, 11:41: The suddenly strapping Parker has an intriguing matchup with springy Nerlens Noel, a long (6-foot-11, 230 pounds) and athletic power forward. Guarding Noel and denying him the ball, Parker grabs the game's first rebound on Nik Stauskas’ missed 3-pointer.

First quarter, 11:22: Parker runs straight to the corner and stands there – he will do this throughout the game. Giannis Antetokounmpo passes him the ball in the right corner and, with Jerami Grant on him, Parker takes two hard dribbles left and pulls up for a 16-foot jumper, which bricks off the back rim – another thing that will happen throughout the game.

First quarter, 11:03: After battling Noel underneath on the right block, Parker follows him across the paint. Khris Middleton, guarding Stauskas in the left corner, slides down to help on Noel and literally pushes Parker back into the paint to cover the basket as the ball swings to the right side. Parker bounds over, but goes too far, eventually drifting outside the paint to the right block. Middleton cheats up on the weak side, while Parker has overloaded the strong side, and both have left Noel alone on the left low block. Noel gets the ball wide open underneath and goes up for what would've been an easy basket, but is fouled hard by Antetokounmpo. Even as a help defender, Parker still strayed too far from his man, and the Bucks were punished. Noel makes the first free throw but misses the second, which is rebounded by Parker.

First quarter, 9:29: After missing a 14-foot jumper the previous possession, Parker again starts the offensive set in the right corner. This time, he flashes hard to the middle of the paint and catches a short Greg Monroe pass from the left post. He shoots a fadeaway jumper that bounces high off the back rim and falls in for his first and only basket. The Bradley Center’s forgiving rim doesn't want him going scoreless in his debut.

First quarter, 8:20: About a minute after grabbing an offensive rebound, Parker again challenges for a board on that end. Three jumps in quick succession don’t result in securing the ball, but they’re an easily unnoticed indication of his bounciness and knee strength.

First quarter, 7:26: After Parker and Antetokounmpo switch on defense, Parker is late to find his new man, which is Grant. Fortunately, Grant travels before shooting an otherwise open 3-pointer.

First quarter, 6:24: After switching again, Parker finds himself defending 7-foot rookie center Jahlil Okafor, his good friend. Okafor tries to drive at him, but Parker maintains good position and plays strong on-ball defense, forcing a missed shot.

First quarter, 6:18: Johnny O’Bryant subs in for Parker.

Second quarter, 9:26: Parker checks back in.

Second quarter, 9:10: Running directly to the left corner, Parker stands there and doesn’t move for the possession.

Second quarter, 8:11: Seemingly in an isolation set designed for him, Parker gets the ball from Greivis Vasquez on the left wing. He tries to back down Noel, then turns to face him, takes a few dribbles, crosses over and shoots a fadeaway baseline jumper that clangs off the rim.

Second quarter, 7:57: After Miles Plumlee’s highlight-reel block of Stauskas’ dunk attempt, Parker grabs the loose ball and dribbles hard up the court. He looks eager to get out and run in transition.

Second quarter, 6:15: Parker has been oft-criticized for his defense, but Bucks brass and others have touted his athleticism and feet as reasons he can become a good defender. Here, he switches from Noel onto JaKarr Sampson off a pick-and-roll and guards Sampson as he tries to drive past him. Showing impressive lateral movement and recovery quickness, he stays between Sampson and the basket, gets a hand in and forces a missed shot inside.

Second quarter, 4:15: After a couple possessions spent standing in the corner, Parker again drifts into the paint and gets a short pass from Monroe. He takes one jab dribble and steps back for another fadeaway jumper from the elbow, which bricks off the back rim. It’s a nice space-creating move for him, nearly unblockable, and is likely one of the "looks that he normally makes" Kidd would refer to after the game.

Second quarter, 4:05: Middleton subs in for Parker.

Halftime: Presumably, Parker drinks some Gatorade.

Third quarter, 11:36: Starting the second half, Parker gets the ball from Jerryd Bayless at the right elbow in one of the Bucks’ most commonly used series. He briefly loses it, and the set breaks down, but later Middleton passes to him on the left wing. Mostly isolated and looking to drive, Parker takes one dribble at Noel, who knocks it out of bounds. The Bucks don’t score on the possession.

Third quarter, 10:27: The previous possession, Parker lost his man again, meandering to the left side and watching the ball while Noel was wide open on the right. The off-ball error went unpunished. On this series, Noel starts at the high post, but Parker denies the entry pass and Noel flashes down to the right block. He catches the ball, spins and puts up a left-handed hook, but Parker is right in his face and goes straight up to contest the shot, which misses and is rebounded by Antetokounmpo. Parker’s on-ball defense is again excellent, while his off-ball focus tends to lapse – the next 76ers possession, he forgets about the man onto whom he'd switched, though the player never gets the ball. After the game, Parker will say the areas he most wants to improve in are his defensive communication and awareness.

Third quarter, 8:18: Playing a two-man game with Monroe on the left side, he and the Bucks' center exchange a few passes back and forth, with neither really trying to penetrate. Eventually, Monroe finds Parker underneath the basket, and Parker goes up aggressively but has his shot blocked by Grant with plenty of contact. Afterward, Kidd suggests it was a foul but compliments Parker for never complaining.

Third quarter, 7:45: The most exciting play of an unexciting game for Parker. He sets up in the left corner, gets the ball and takes one hard dribble. As he drives the baseline and attracts Antetokounmpo’s man, Sampson, he hangs in the air for a split second and finds the Greek forward open in the opposite corner. Antetokounmpo hits the 3-pointer, and the two slap five on the way back down the court for an #OwnTheFuture connection.

Third quarter, 7:24: Guarding Richaun Holmes on the right block, Parker again drifts into the middle to clog the lane and help on Okafor after Monroe is drawn outside. But he goes too far, leaves his man completely open and is late diagnosing and recovering to Holmes, who dunks in a go-ahead basket.

Third quarter, 6:39: O’Bryant subs back in for Parker, who's done for the night.

Postgame: Afterward, in the locker room, the mild-mannered Parker spoke briefly – self-deprecatingly but positively – about his performance. "I thought I did pretty good," he said with a gentle smile. "I made a basket. ... We got the win and that's all that really matters." Kidd said the sample size was "too small" to evaluate Parker’s defense, but offered this: "He had some rust. This is game time; as much as we try and simulate in practice, the atmosphere is different, the lights are a little bit brighter. And I think the energy – I’m not saying he was nervous, but just excited to be back, and once those emotions come down, he’ll be able to make those shots that he took."