CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In August 2018, when David West retired from the NBA, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr voiced confidence that West would be successful in whatever post-playing career he chose.

West is banking on Kerr being right. West, who won NBA titles with Golden State in 2017 and 2018, is helping establish a basketball league to rival the NCAA.

In a story published Monday by the Wall Street Journal, West, 38, outlined his plans for the Historical Basketball League, of which he is the first Chief Operating Officer. West, who has long had issues with the NCAA model, hopes to launch the league in the summer of 2020 after landing $30 million to $40 million in funding.

The HBL, which aims to boast 12 teams after picking from a pool of 20 cities, would pay players between $50,000 and $150,000 per season. In addition to their salaries, players would receive full college scholarships to attend schools in or around the cities where they play.

To ensure that athletic commitments won’t conflict with players’ schoolwork, the season would run during the summer. Players would also be free to profit off their likeness and sign endorsement deals.

The league is still in the early stages of recruiting elite players, securing funding and broadcasting partners, and selecting home cities. However, it has already put together a high-profile leadership team.

Andy Schwarz, a consultant for the case brought by former UCLA player Ed O’Bannon regarding the NCAA using players’ likenesses for video games, is co-founding the HBL with West. Cleveland attorney Ricky Volante is expected to serve as the league’s CEO.

This is just the latest ambitious endeavor for West, who scored 14,034 points and made two All-Star teams in his 15-year NBA career.

An expert in African American history, he sponsors a summer AAU program in Garner, N.C. His charity, the West Group, has raised college scholarships for more than 400 low-income students in North Carolina. West is also on the advisory board for Zoetic Global, a renewable-energy company.

Injury update: Center Jordan Bell (flu symptoms) was ruled out for Monday’s game against the Hornets. He missed practice Sunday and didn’t join the team at Spectrum Center on Monday, opting to stay at the hotel.

After facing the Hornets, Golden State has a back-to-back in Miami (Wednesday) and Orlando (Thursday). Kerr said that “there’s a good chance we won’t have everyone available for both games.”

DeMarcus Cousins and Andre Iguodala rested the rough end of the Warriors’ last back-to-back, on Feb. 13 in Portland.

Connor Letourneau is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.