So I was looking at the whole payback idea from the point of if they want to shift to how other leagues are where the NBA isnt a party. More or less give the NBA its investment back so that they are not a party when deciding how to split the pie.

Now I know that they would never do something like this because it is a huge cost to them but in my mind if the players want to treat the league like how the NBA is treated then you have to remove the outside investors/NBA and just go with the owners and players. If that makes sense.