The New Jersey Nets’ decision to pass on Kobe Bryant in the 1996 NBA Draft will haunt the franchise for eternity. While many Nets fans have attempted to suppress that memory, Bryant’s infamous threat ...

The Brooklyn Nets have had plenty of great players play for the organization in its 59 years of existence, including players like Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving. The Nets organization ...

The Brooklyn Nets have had plenty of great players play for the franchise whether the team has been playing in New Jersey or entertaining fans in Brooklyn. Brooklyn is currently in the midst of ...

Warner Bros. is producing With the 8th Pick, a film about Kobe Bryant’s near selection by the New Jersey Nets in 1996. The story is told from the perspective of Nets general manager John Nash and ...

'With the 8th Pick' tells the story of the New Jersey franchise trying to make moves to draft Bryant in the 1996 NBA Draft Warner Bros. Pictures has picked up the rights to the script of With the 8th ...

Picture this: It's another steamy June day in 2016. The streets of Newark are eerily empty at lunchtime. Most are glued to televisions to watch a live news conference held inside the city's downtown ...

A new film centered around Kobe Bryant is coming from Warner Brothers. The movie will center around the late NBA star's draft-day journey that landed him with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1996, The ...

"With the 8th Pick" is the title of the movie, which Alex Sohn and Gavin Johannsen have written the spec screenplay for. A director, cast members and release details have not yet been revealed.