One way this could rival the NBA at some point is the possibility for players to get equity in the league, allowing them to make even more money. It's similar to what WNBA players have just created with the Unrivaled 3-on-3 basketball league,

A group of investors, backed by a number of private equity funds, are "seeking to raise $5 billion to form an international basketball league," according

Lebron James’ longtime business partner Maverick Carter—known as the negotiator behind James’ blockbuster lifetime deal with Nike—is working with a group of investors to raise $5 billion to create an international basketball league meant to compete with the NBA.

Maverick Carter, LeBron James' business manager, has been enlisted as an adviser by a group of investors seeking to raise $5 billion to form an international basketball league that would serve as a rival to the NBA,

The league would consist of six men's and six women's teams playing in eight international cities on a rotating schedule.

While Maverick Carter never made it to the NBA, he’s always been a prominent figure around the league. That’s, of course, because of his ties to LeBron James. Carter has always been a part of LeBron’s inner circle.

Although Carter, who has served as a producer on more than one of James’ TV and movie projects, is closely tied to the Los Angeles Lakers star, sources told ESPN that James is not involved

Maverick Carter, the longtime business manager of NBA superstar LeBron James, is at the center of all of this. LeBron's alleged involvement The mere mention of James in a huge development like this has set off a firestorm of opinions.