India, Aug. 23 -- LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant's story might be making it to the big screen as the movie With the 8th Pick has landed at Warner Bros, Deadline reported.

Currently, there is no director attached to the project which tells the story from the point of view of John Nash, the General Manager of the New Jersey Nets, as well as John Calipari, the incoming coach who wanted to sign Bryant. The legend was of course more keen on Lakers than Nets, given that he was a fan of the former and his Adidas deal would mean more with the Lakers. Plus, the Nets were broke at the time. However, if Bryant had been Calipari's pick, then it might have changed the course of NBA forever - something the film seeks to explore.

The movie has reportedly ...