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

The NBA could have some international competition if a group of investors being advised by Maverick Carter, LeBron James' business manager, follows through on its ambitions. Among the investors seeking to raise $5 billion to form an international basketball league are Skype co-founder Geoff Prentice,

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.

A group of investors being advised by Maverick Carter, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ business partner, is seeking to raise $5 billion from private capital sources to form an international basketball league to rival the National Basketball Association,

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,

Bloomberg News reports Akron native Maverick Carter has a role in advising an investment group that wants to start a rival pro baskeball league.

The investors are looking to raise $5 billion to start a basketball league that could offer players equity to potentially lure them away from the NBA.