US media: Warner Bros. is preparing for a Bryant biography movie "Choose at the 8th pick"

According to US media reports, Warner Bros. is preparing for a new Kobe biography film "With the 8th Pick" (temporary translation of "Selected in the 8th Pick".

According to reports, the film is adapted from the behind-the-scenes story of Kobe's draft day in 1996, and presents in-depth the intricate dramatic plot at the time, as well as the story of Kobe almost being selected by the Nets at the 8th pick.

Kobe was selected by the Hornets in 1996 with the 13th pick and then traded to the Lakers. It is understood that the Nets were originally planning to choose Kobe at the 8th pick, but the Nets boss at that time expressed concerns about choosing a high school student, and his agent David Falk also persuaded the Nets to choose Kittles. There was also a saying at that time that Kobe said that if he was selected by the Nets, he would go to Italy to play. Calipari, then head coach of the Nets, gave up the idea of ​​choosing Kobe.

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