<TelerikTreeView Data="@FlatData"
                 OnExpand="@LoadChildren"
                 CheckBoxMode="@TreeViewCheckBoxMode.Multiple"
                 CheckChildren="true"
                 CheckParents="true"
                 @bind-CheckedItems="@CheckedItems"
                 @bind-ExpandedItems="@ExpandedItems">
</TelerikTreeView>

@code {
    List<TreeItem> FlatData { get; set; } = new List<TreeItem>();

    IEnumerable<object> CheckedItems { get; set; } = new List<object>();
    IEnumerable<object> ExpandedItems { get; set; } = new List<object>();

    async Task LoadChildren(TreeViewExpandEventArgs args)
    {
        TreeItem currItem = args.Item as TreeItem;

        if (args.Expanded && !FlatData.Any(x => x.ParentId == currItem.Id))
        {
            if (currItem.Id == 1)
            {
                FlatData.Add(new TreeItem()
                {
                    Id = 4,
                    Text = "Child 1 of Parent 1",
                    ParentId = 1,
                    HasChildren = false
                });

                FlatData.Add(new TreeItem()
                {
                    Id = 5,
                    Text = "Child 2 of Parent 1",
                    ParentId = 1,
                    HasChildren = false
                });
            }
        }
    }

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        FlatData = LoadFlat();
    }

    private List<TreeItem> LoadFlat()
    {
        FlatData.Add(new TreeItem()
        {
            Id = 1,
            Text = "Parent 1",
            ParentId = null,
            HasChildren = true
        });

        return FlatData;
    }

    public class TreeItem
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Text { get; set; }
        public int? ParentId { get; set; }
        public bool HasChildren { get; set; }
    }
}