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
Carmelo Anthony
Joakim Noah
Harvey Araton
Damany Eastman
Sonny Vaccaro
Howard Garfinkel
LeBron James
Mike Fratello
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