Los Angeles, Aug. 23 -- Warner Bros. has secured rights to "With the 8th Pick", a cinematic retelling of dramatic 1996 NBA Draft that set Kobe Bryant on course to become one of basketball's most luminous figures.
Alex Sohn and Gavin Johannsen penned the spec screenplay for "With the 8th Pick", which follows the high-stakes process that led to Bryant getting drafted into the NBA in 1996. The project was generating high interest from other studios and streamers before Warners stepped in preemptively to nab it. A director has not yet been attached, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
"With the 8th Pick" is said to focus on the New Jersey Nets and then-general manager John Nash, who held the eighth pick in the draft and considered taking Bryant o...