Love that folks are getting stuck on the throwaway comparison and less on the “he’s inconsistent” point. I also am aware that Jaylen is 21 and will likely improve.
Typically around 3000 minutes in the NBA you see a spike in a player’s development. In Brown’s case, I guess I was hoping some of that development would include not disappearing during games.
Jaylen has scored in double digits 39 games this season. He's had 5 or more rebounds 30 times this season. His defense, except recently, has been stellar for a 21 year old. That's not perfect consistency but for a 21 year old looked to be the 2nd offensive option on a top 6 team in the league, that's tremendous.
As for his disappearing during games, blame Stevens. For whole quarters and halves at a time Stevens has him sitting in the corner waiting for a kickout corner three while Kyrie and Horford play two man, PnR ball. Stevens hasn't made an effort to make either Tatum or Brown tremendously integral parts of the offense yet. He probably, rightly so, doesn't think they are ready for it. You can't complain about their scoring consistency if their coach isn't consistently calling their number.
Sure, Jaylen is inconsistent, but as I mentioned earlier, for a 21 year old, on a team expected to go deep in the playoffs, and be a 2nd scoring option, he's dang good and more consistent than you are giving him credit for.