With The 8th Pick: The Kobe Bryant Draft Saga

Production Details

Title: With The 8th Pick

Format: Feature Film

Production Begins: Development

Producer: Tim White, Trevor White, Ryan Stowell, Gotham Chopra

Writer: Alex Sohn, Gavin Johannsen

Synopsis: Set in the tense two weeks before the 1996 NBA Draft, the film follows New Jersey Nets GM John Nash and incoming coach John Calipari as they fixate on a teenage prodigy from Philadelphia: Kobe Bryant. With the 8th pick, the Nets stood ready to make Bryant Calipari’s first selection, even entertaining his parents the night before the draft. But Bryant, a lifelong Lakers fan, was part of a high-stakes maneuver. To reach Los Angeles at #13, he had to dissuade the Nets from choosing him, triggering a suspenseful showdown of strategy, ambition, and destiny that forever reshaped NBA history.

Production Companies:

Star Thrower Entertainment
720 Huntley Drive Suite 107
Los Angeles, CA 90069
info@star-thrower.com

Religion Of Sports
3200 Airport Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
info@religionofsports.com

Warner Bros. Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
818-954-6000
careers@warnerbros.com

This production is not yet released.

About With The 8th Pick

Set during the critical two weeks leading to the 1996 NBA Draft, this film centers on New Jersey Nets GM John Nash and coach John Calipari as they target a young talent from Philadelphia: Kobe Bryant. With the 8th pick in the draft, the Nets were prepared to make a pivotal decision that could change the course of their franchise. The film narrates the intricate strategy involved as Bryant, a Lakers devotee, navigates a delicate situation. He needs to convince the Nets not to select him, all while orchestrating a move to Los Angeles, creating tension filled with ambition and unforeseen consequences that altered NBA history.