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
as Self
Carmelo Anthony
as Self
LeBron James
as Self (archive footage)
Sonny Vaccaro
as Self (archive footage)
Kobe Bryant
as Self (archive footage)
Mike Krzyzewski
as Self (archive footage)
Chris Bosh
as Self (archive footage)
Joakim Noah
as Self
Harvey Araton
as Self
David Stern
as Self (archive footage)
Tyson Chandler
as Self (archive footage)
Kwame Brown
as Self (archive footage)
