Overview

• Warner Bros. acquired the spec script by Alex Sohn and Gavin Johannsen, with producers Tim and Trevor White (Star Thrower) alongside Ryan Stowell and Gotham Chopra (Religion of Sports).
• The narrative focuses on the two weeks leading up to the 1996 NBA Draft from the perspective of Nets GM John Nash and incoming coach John Calipari as the team weighed selecting Bryant at No. 8.
• Historically, Bryant was drafted 13th by the Charlotte Hornets and immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac.
• Insiders describe the project as in the vein of The Social Network, Air and Moneyball, emphasizing high-stakes decision-making over a cradle-to-grave biopic.
• The project is in early development with no director or cast announced, and some reports say Kobe Bryant and his father Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant would appear onscreen though the approach remains unclear.