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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Lenny CookeSelf | Self |
 Carmelo AnthonySelf | Self |
 Joakim NoahSelf | Self |
| HHarvey AratonSelf | Self |
| DDamany EastmanSelf | Self |
 Sonny VaccaroSelf | Self |
| HHoward GarfinkelSelf | Self |
 LeBron JamesSelf | Self |
| MMike FratelloSelf | Self |
 Kobe BryantNot listed | Not listed |
| DDavid SternNot listed | Not listed |
| KKwame BrownNot listed | Not listed |
| TTyson ChandlerNot listed | Not listed |
| JJuan DixonNot listed | Not listed |
 Mike KrzyzewskiNot listed | Not listed |
| RRaymond FeltonNot listed | Not listed |
 Chris BoshNot listed | Not listed |
| TTom FarreyNot listed | Not listed |
 Eddy CurryNot listed | Not listed |
| HHerb RichmondNot listed | Not listed |
| JJarrett JackNot listed | Not listed |
| KKeri TaylorNot listed | Not listed |
| AAnahijae CookeNot listed | Not listed |
| AAlfreda HendrixNot listed | Not listed |
| DDarius HendrixNot listed | Not listed |
 Charles BarkleyNot listed | Not listed |