Trevon Brazile makes his NBA debut

Yanders Law alum and Springfield, MO native Trevon Brazile has officially made his NBA debut.

Springfield, Missouri’s own Trevon Brazile officially made his NBA debut last night, playing 18 minutes for the Denver Nuggets against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The game featured multiple All-Stars and a pair of MVPs in a contest between two of the NBA's top teams a season ago. Still, Brazile’s play during summer league, preseason, and practice seems to have earned him a spot on the floor as the Nuggets begin their 2026-27 campaign.

Brazile had four points and an impressive 12 rebounds, which led the team.

Trev played his high school ball at Parkview High in Springfield before transferring to Kickapoo High his senior year, where he won a state title with one of the top squads to ever come out of Springfield. He played the majority of his college ball at Arkansas and was selected 35th overall by the Nuggets in the NBA Draft last June.

He played AAU for Yanders Law Basketball, whose crest he has tattooed on his shoulder. Shoutout.

This isn’t the first time the Nuggets and Thunder have seen what the rookie can do. Below are highlights from his performance in summer league a few months ago, when he exploded for 32 points.

We expect the Nuggets to continue utilizing Trevon as a versatile “three-and-D” threat off of the bench. If he continues to pursue rebounds as aggressively as he did last night, his role should continue to grow.

We are excited to see where our guy goes from here. The sky is the limit in the mile-high city for Trevon!

Trevon Brazile to join Denver Nuggets

Springfield, MO native and Yanders Law alumnus Trevon Brazile was taken 35th in the 2026 NBA Draft.

The first Springfield, MO high school graduate to be drafted since 1985, our guy Trevon Brazile was selected by the San Antonio Spurs early in the second round before being traded as part of a package deal to join the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets were the 2023 NBA Champions, featuring three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.

Brazile played for Parkview for three seasons before attending Kickapoo during his senior year and winning a Missouri state championship. He attended Mizzou his freshman year of college, but found his home and made his mark playing for Arkansas, where his highlights frequently made the rounds across hoops Twitter and beyond.

Trevon was a standout player for Yanders Law AAU basketball. He started growing in the middle years of high school, and finally topped out at his current height of 6’10. His length and nose for getting to the rim have yielded explosive results over the years. He has also developed three-ball and excellent defensive instincts that he and Denver will continue to build upon.

A big piece in Brazile’s early development was the late Rob Yanders, who oversaw Trev’s adjustments through growth, physical and otherwise, navigating high school ball, and eventually college. Rob would be very proud, though not very surprised to see Brazile headed to the NBA.

The Basketball Movement and Yanders Law family is thrilled for Trevon and his loved ones as he continues his basketball journey at the highest level. We are proud and always in your corner, Trevon!

Player spotlight: Anton Brookshire and Trevon Brazile

A pair of Mizzou freshmen, Anton Brookshire and Trevon Brazile, are Yanders Law alumni repping in the SEC.

Coming off of some of the most successful seasons in Yanders Law history, the program now boasts division 1 players at multiple big-name schools. Two of those athletes are decorated prep hoopers Trevon Brazile and Anton Brookshire, who are set to make an impact on the next stage.

As freshmen, Brazile and Brookshire are hard-pressed to utilize their time and make an impact for a team in one of the country’s most prominent conferences. Mizzou is (as of the time of this writing) 4-4, not having played a game against an SEC opponent yet.

Brazile is already an imposing presence at 6’9, and will only grow into a more significant threat as he adds to his frame. He can punish opponents in the open floor and will become a crucial part of Mizzou’s rotation once he builds on his ability to bang in the paint.

Brookshire has seen the floor several times this season and has looked like a willing facilitator. He has added muscle over the offseason, and once he gets his outside stroke going, which we all know he will, he will be ready to show out in a big way.

The Basketball Movement and Yanders Law are proud of these young athletes. They could have gone to smaller schools and stood out immediately, but they were willing to take on the challenge of climbing through a big program, which will undoubtedly pay of during their basketball journey.

With other strong freshmen such as Sean Durugotdon, Yaya Keita, and Kaleb Brown, the future of Tigers hoops looks bright.