Now, there's a new movie in the works about Bryant, and there's even a script. But it focuses on a lesser-known moment in the late basketball star's life. The script has been described as a cross between the movies Air and Moneyball, according to Variety, which revealed that Warner Bros. has obtained the spec script.

Alex Sohn and Gavin Johannsen wrote 'With the 8th Pick,' focusing on the process that saw the future basketball superstar getting drafted into the NBA in 1996.

Warner Brothers. has acquired the spec script “With The 8th Pick,” about the behind-the-scenes 1996 NBA drafting of Kobe Bryant, TheWrap has confirmed. The script was written by Alex Sohn and Gavin Johannsen. The projects is being described as “Social Network” meets “Air” meets “Moneyball” with a thriller bent.