(CNN) – A movie about legendary basketball player Kobe Bryant is in the works five years after his death in a helicopter crash.
Currently titled “With the 8th Pick,” the movie will focus on Bryant’s journey to the NBA that began with the 1996 draft, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
At the time, the New Jersey Nets held the eighth pick in the draft and considered taking Bryant, but he was still in high school. Instead, Bryant’s stock dropped a bit, and the Charlotte Hornets drafted him with the 13th pick then traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Bryant won five titles with the Lakers and is considered one of the greatest players in NBA history. He died at 41 in a 2020 helicopter crash, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna.
Warner Bros. will ultimately distribute the film.
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