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Leonard "Lenny" Cooke is an American former professional basketball player. He is known primarily for having been ranked higher than LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony in 2001. During his junior year of high school he averaged 25 points, 10 rebounds, two steals, and two blocks per game.
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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.
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