Trevon Brazile picked the right night to announce himself in a bigger way.
In just his second NBA Summer League appearance, the former Arkansas forward poured in a career-high 32 points and added six rebounds Monday night to help the Denver Nuggets edge Oklahoma City 106-103. Brazile did it efficiently, too, going 11 of 19 from the floor and 6 of 12 from three.
That scoring outburst topped the 28 points he had as a college career best, which came last season in Arkansas’ 105-85 win over Texas on March 4. In that game, Brazile shot 9 of 11 overall, hit 3 of 5 from deep and grabbed seven rebounds. Monday followed a similar script, only with a much bigger stage and a few more fireworks.
Brazile missed Saturday’s game because of a shoulder injury, but there was no sign of rust once he got going. He had 19 points in the first half alone and buried five threes before the break. The biggest one came at the buzzer, when he launched from halfcourt with 0.6 seconds left to send Denver into halftime up 60-51.
TREVON BRAZILE
A game-high 19 points and 5 triples at the break for the Nuggets rookie on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/37Q37RI5XI
- NBA (@NBA) July 15, 2026
He kept the pressure on after halftime. Brazile opened the second half by tipping in a missed jumper from a teammate, then followed that with a tough layup through contact on the next possession. Those were Denver’s first two points of the half.
The late stretch was just as loud. In the fourth quarter, Brazile attacked the rim and slipped past Thunder center Aday Mara for an easy layup that made it 92-81.
On the very next trip, he stepped into a pick-and-pop three without hesitation to push the Nuggets ahead 95-83. Oklahoma City made a push in the closing minutes, but Denver held on.
#35 overall pick Trevon Brazile had himself a GAME vs. Oklahoma City!
⚒️ 32 PTS (19 in 1H, game-high)
⚒️ 6-12 3PM
⚒️ 11-19 FGM
⚒️ DEN W @trevonbrazile2 and the @nuggets improve to 2-1 at NBA Summer League! pic.twitter.com/H3jx0Otf3j
- NBA (@NBA) July 15, 2026
Afterward, Brazile made clear he believes he landed in the right spot.
"I know I can fit in this league really nice," Brazile said after the game. "This is the perfect team for me to go to.
The whole time I was saying, 'fit over pick' for the draft, and I think I went to the perfect place ... I'm just trying to win every game and compete as hard as we can and just keep getting better every game."
Brazile wasn’t the only former Razorback to light up the scoreboard in Vegas. Meleek Thomas scored 35 points Monday night and finished just seven points short of tying the all-time Vegas Summer League record.
It was his second 30-point game of the summer. Between Brazile and Thomas, former Arkansas players have accounted for three 30-point games in Vegas, while the rest of Summer League has combined for four.
Denver and Brazile return to action Thursday against the Portland Trail Blazers. Tip-off is set for 9 p.m. (CDT) on Prime Video.
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