https://reurl.cc/yAARKD Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired a spec script based on the dramatic true stor y of NBA legend Kobe Bryant joining the Los Angeles Lakers, Variety has confirme d. The project comes from screenwriters Alex Sohn and Gavin Johannsen. Rumors of th e project had piqued the interest of multiple studios and streamers. One source told Variety that Warner Bros. preempted an auction and took the script, tentati vely titled “With the 8th Pick?”, off the table early. Curiously, Bryant was taken by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th pick in the 1 996 NBA Draft — not the eighth pick. The Hornets then traded Bryant to the Lake rs for Vlade Divac. The New Jersey Nets and its general manager, John Nash, had the eighth pick. Nash has previously said that he wanted to draft Bryant with th e pick, but was overruled by Nets coach John Calipari. Other insiders familiar with the script described the film as “Moneyball” meet s “Air,” Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s recent feature detailing Nike’s courts hip of a rookie-year Michael Jordan. Warner Bros. had no comment when asked about the project. 华纳兄弟已收购一部原创剧本，故事取材自真实事件——NBA传奇Kobe Bryant加盟洛杉矶湖 人的戏剧性过程 该企划由编剧 Alex Sohn 与 Gavin Johannsen 撰写，此案传出后便吸引多家电影公司与串 流平台的关注，有消息人士透露，华纳兄弟抢先出手，在竞标开始前就收购了这部暂定名为 《With the 8th Pick?》的剧本 有趣的是，实际上他是在 1996年NBA选秀中被夏洛特黄蜂以第 13 顺位选中，而非第 8 顺 位 随后黄蜂将Kobe交易到湖人，换回了Vlade Divac，当年拥有第8顺位的球队是纽泽西篮网， 时任总经理John Nash曾表示自己本想用这个顺位挑选Kobe，但最终被总教练John Calipari 否决 知情人士形容这部电影的风格，犹如《魔球》（Moneyball）与近期由Ben Affleck与Matt D amon合作的《Air》结合——后者描述 Nike 如何签下新秀时期的Michael Jordan