What Arkansas basketball’s Trevon Brazile brings to Denver Nuggets
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The Nuggets selected the Arkansas basketball standout with the No. 35 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Brazile is the third member of the Razorbacks to hear his name called this week, joining Darius Acuff Jr. and Meleek Thomas as Pro Hogs.
Unlike Acuff and Thomas, Brazile's college career was a winding one that spanned five years and two universities.
Here's a look at Brazile's time at Arkansas, and what Denver fans can expect from the 6-foot-10 forward.
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Brazile originally signed with Missouri before transferring to Arkansas for his sophomore season. At the time, he was considered a potential lottery pick.
However, Brazile tore his ACL and missed most of that sophomore campaign. He didn't find his groove the following year and endured a difficult 2023-24 season with the Hogs that resulted in Eric Musselman leaving. When John Calipari arrived, Brazile initially entered the transfer portal, but he eventually elected to stay and finish his career in Fayetteville.
Brazile found his stride under Calipari and became one of Arkansas' most important players as a redshirt senior this past spring.
He played in 36 games with 35 starts, averaging a career-best 13.0 points and 7.3 rebounds. Brazile led the team in blocked shots (58), was second in steals (53) and third in 3s made (45). He shot 34.1% from deep.
According to HogStats.com, Brazile became the only Razorback to have the 40 3-pointers, 40 blocked shots and 40 steals in the same season.
What Trevon Brazile brings to Denver Nuggets
Brazile's rare combination of athleticism, size and shooting give him a strong chance of an extended professional career.
There might not be a player in the draft who can rise higher off two feet. The stretch-four put together a long list of highlight dunks during his time with the Razorbacks, and he is a force as a lob-threat in transition.
He's been a comfortable 3-point shooter throughout his college career, perhaps even too reliant on the outside jumper. He made strides as a redshirt senior becoming a better one-on-one scorer and capable at finishing through traffic near the rim, but those two aspects of his game still need development.
Brazile must become more physical to hold up defensively in the paint against NBA big men, but he should be able to enter the league as a solid weakside defender right away. He consistently blocks shots and generates steals against offensive players who weren't his primary assignment.
Jackson Fuller covers Arkansas football, basketball and baseball for the Southwest Times Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at [email protected] or follow him @jacksonfuller16 on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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