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,

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,

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