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Question: What is the highest overall pick number for george nicula who had a pick smaller than 9?
Columns: ['Round', 'Pick', 'Overall', 'Name', 'Position', 'College']
Types: ['real', 'real', 'real', 'text', 'text', 'text']
Sample row: [1.0, 12.0, 12.0, 'Ed Vereb', 'HB', 'Maryland']
SQL:

assistant: SELECT MAX("Overall") FROM "Table" WHERE "Name" = 'george nicula' AND "Pick" < 9.0;