
In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach.

Lenny Cooke
Self

Carmelo Anthony
Self

Joakim Noah
Self
Harvey Araton
Self
Damany Eastman
Self

Sonny Vaccaro
Self
Howard Garfinkel
Self

LeBron James
Self
Mike Fratello
Self

Kobe Bryant
David Stern
Kwame Brown
Tyson Chandler
Juan Dixon

Mike Krzyzewski
Raymond Felton

Chris Bosh
Tom Farrey

Eddy Curry
Herb Richmond
Benny Safdie
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