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,

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,

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.

LeBron James' business partner and longtime ally, Maverick Carter, is reportedly advising the group and its $5B venture

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

Bloomberg News reports Akron native Maverick Carter has a role in advising an investment group that wants to start a rival pro baskeball 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' manager Maverick Carter is reportedly involved in an effort to launch a new league that would rival the NBA.