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With the 8th Pick

Thriller

In the two weeks leading up to the 1996 NBA Draft, New Jersey Nets GM John Nash fights against his own organization to take an untested high schooler named Kobe Bryant.

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Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Star Thrower Entertainment, Religion of Sports

Language

EN

Status

Planned

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