Players to consider starting their own league

[Stalin]

here's Amare's plan so far:

Co sign

[Pelicans78]

Only way it could work is to have like a 6-8 team league in big markets like NY, LA, Chi, SF, Philly, Dallas, Houston, and Miami. Also, will need some rich billionaire guys to own the teams, a TV deal (Versus/NBC), and arenas. Basically, you would have stars on these teams and definitely no scrubbs like Fisher.

[Ashy Larry]

even if they started their own league, once money gets in the mix, that would straight up crumble.

[DMC]

First time Arenas showed up and shot Kobe, it would be over.

[mathbzh]

Only way it could work is to have like a 6-8 team league in big markets like NY, LA, Chi, SF, Philly, Dallas, Houston, and Miami. Also, will need some rich billionaire guys to own the teams, a TV deal (Versus/NBC), and arenas. Basically, you would have stars on these teams and definitely no scrubbs like Fisher.

It will probably not happen but I think it could work.
If Larry Ellison (he can afford it and has some interest in the NBA) wanted to, he could create a 8 team league like that.

If you list some plausible starters (this is not a ranking, it is just an illustration on how good could be these 8 teams).

PG: Paul, Williams, Rose, Rondo, Nash, Parker, Westbrook, Wall
SG: Kobe, Wade, Ginobili, Martin, Johnson, Ellis, Gordon, Iguodala
SF: Lebron, Durant, Melo, Pierce, Granger, Gay, Marion, Wallace
PF: Dirk, Pau, Amare, Love, Griffin, Randolph, LaMarcus, Garnett
C: Howard, Bynum, Horford, Nene, Noah, Al Jefferson, Duncan, Chandler

Such teams would draw major interest (just out of curiosity people would have a look at these All Star Teams). Playing only in big market the related income would probably be hight.

And I guess some of the richest NBA owner wouldn't mind to get rid of all these ty small market team asking for more revenue sharing to join the new league.

On the long run you could imagine 16 teams in the biggest market playing 4 games against each team... that's 60 games + playoffs. Only big market games... good teams with the best players.

Now, I am not sure players really want to go that way... less team means less roster spot... more compe ion for these spots... and probably lower salaries for all players but a couple of superstars (you don't have much leverage to negotiate a max contract if all the teams in the league are already stacked with talent).

[FuzzyLumpkins]

The players do not have the capital to start a league.

I am not sure what the various teams leasing agreements with their prospective leagues are but I also know that the various cities would also like to get at least some return on their stadium investment.

The problem is the 100s of millions that it would cost to start up new franchises in 20+ cities. They would need to find a financial backer and no one is going to risk that unless there is contractual and absolute certainty that the NBA is no more.