Lenny Cooke

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Lenny CookeSelf

Carmelo AnthonySelf

Joakim NoahSelf

Harvey Araton

Harvey AratonSelf

Damany Eastman

Damany EastmanSelf

Sonny VaccaroSelf

Howard Garfinkel

Howard GarfinkelSelf

LeBron JamesSelf

Mike Fratello

Mike FratelloSelf

Kobe BryantCast

David Stern

David SternCast

Kwame Brown

Kwame BrownCast