United States
Small Ball Podcast is the NBA-focused media brand built around analyst and commentator Kenny Beecham, who publishes long-form basketball content under the handle KennyFR on YouTube.
Total Followers +0.2%
362K
Across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok
Primary Platform
YouTube
314K followers · 87% of audience
Engagement
5.6%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Mid
Est. $495–$1.4K / IG post
Small Ball host Kenny Beecham was recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2026, cementing his status as one of the top creator voices in basketball media.
Enjoy Basketball — the media company co-founded by Beecham — struck a partnership with NBC Sports, making Small Ball with Kenny Beecham part of a new weekday 'Enjoy Basketball Hour' block on NBC Sports NOW, with on-demand availability on Peacock. It was the first time NBC Sports partnered with a creator-led company for original NBA programming.
Beecham's crossover into major broadcast continued when he joined ESPN's 2025 NBA Draft coverage, appearing alongside veteran reporter Brian Windhorst.
| Window | YouTube | TikTok | Combined | |
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| Last 7 days | +0 +0.0% | +6 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +6 |
| Last 30 days | +0 +0.0% | +791 +4.0% | +0 +0.0% | +791 |
| Last 90 days | +2K +0.6% | +2K +11.9% | +0 +0.0% | +4K |
| Last 365 days | +2K +0.6% | +2K +11.9% | +0 +0.0% | +4K |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
| Brand | Type | Platform | Date | Performance vs. baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | May 2026 | — |
| FanDuel Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Jul 2025 | — |
Small Ball Podcast is the NBA-focused media brand built around analyst and commentator Kenny Beecham, who publishes long-form basketball content under the handle KennyFR on YouTube. The @smallballpod accounts function as a companion and clips presence, surfacing highlights from Kenny's main channel — most notably his signature deep-dive team rebuild videos, draft breakdowns, and reactive commentary on moves around the league. Topics skew toward the strategic and analytical side of the NBA: front-office decisions, roster construction, and playoff positioning, all delivered with a direct, opinion-forward voice that has cultivated a distinctly loyal following.
The audience is overwhelmingly male and concentrated in the 25–34 bracket, a demographic that over-indexes for sports engagement and discretionary spending — a profile that maps cleanly onto the channel's two primary sponsors, DraftKings and FanDuel, both of which have activated on YouTube. That pairing signals the brand is already well-positioned within the sports-betting ecosystem, the most active ad category in U.S. basketball media. With engagement rates running well above platform norms and consistent upload cadence, Small Ball Podcast is a credible mid-tier destination for NBA-endemic brands looking to reach analytically minded basketball fans.
Smallballpod reaches an audience concentrated in United States primarily through YouTube, and is best activated via long-form YouTube integrations, Instagram Reels and Stories, TikTok branded content. As a sport creator they map naturally to brands targeting that space. Demonstrated partners include DraftKings and FanDuel. Engagement on YouTube runs around 5.6%, pointing to an audience suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel brand campaigns rather than pure-reach buys.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Smallballpod's tier (Mid, 362K combined followers, United States). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Small Ball Podcast is an NBA-focused commentary and analysis show built around Kenny Beecham, the co-host and main personality behind the channel. The show covers trades, team outlooks, the NBA Draft, and big-picture league takes, primarily through YouTube long-form videos and short-form clips across TikTok and Instagram.
Ask KB is a recurring fan Q&A feature on the show, where viewers submit questions directly to Kenny Beecham for his takes. It's one of the podcast's signature interactive formats and appears frequently in their short-form content under the hashtag #askkb.
The rebuild videos are deep-dive YouTube episodes — sometimes running over an hour — where Kenny maps out how a struggling NBA franchise could be overhauled through trades, free agency moves, and draft strategy. Fans of the show have joked that if your team gets a Kenny rebuild video, things probably aren't looking good for your squad.
Kenny Beecham has been openly critical of certain Boston Celtics roster and front-office decisions, and Small Ball Podcast has posted multiple clips flagging moves Kenny didn't love out of Boston. The show frequently invites fans to weigh in on whether they agree with his Celtics takes.
Small Ball Podcast has dedicated content to breaking down where the Oklahoma City Thunder go from their current position, pairing it with broader NBA Finals preview analysis. OKC's trajectory is an example of the show's recurring format of pairing team-specific deep dives with league-wide context.
Yes, the NBA Draft is one of the show's consistent content pillars. Small Ball Podcast produces dedicated draft analysis videos and leans heavily into draft-season discussion, as reflected by #nbadraft being one of their most-used hashtags across platforms.
While the show covers the full league, Small Ball Podcast most frequently features the Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Detroit Pistons based on their recurring hashtag usage and video topics. Celtics takes in particular seem to generate heavy fan debate.
Yes, both DraftKings and FanDuel have sponsored Small Ball Podcast on YouTube, making the show a consistent target for sports betting and fantasy sports brands. Their heavily male, NBA-obsessed audience in the 18–44 range is a natural fit for those advertisers.
KennyFR appears to be Kenny Beecham's separate YouTube presence, which the Small Ball Podcast social accounts sometimes clip from and credit directly. The two channels function as part of the same broader Kenny Beecham content ecosystem, with Small Ball serving as the podcast-branded hub.
Small Ball Podcast's main home is YouTube, where they have built an audience well above 300,000 subscribers and upload long-form NBA commentary, rebuild videos, and draft breakdowns. Shorter clips and reactions also go out regularly on TikTok and Instagram for fans who prefer bite-sized takes.
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