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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

Jarrett Jack

Keri Taylor

Anahijae Cooke

Alfreda Hendrix

Darius Hendrix

Charles Barkley