It’s a lot of legends who didn’t make the NBA or weren’t good in the NBA.
God Shammgod
Felipe Lopez, Dominican Jordan
Earl “the G.O.A.T.” Manigault
Fly Williams
Pee-Wee Kirkland, legend in two games
Lenny Cooke
Sebastian “Bassy” Telfair
Ed “Booger” Smith, Soul in the Hole
It’s not all NYC either every city got ‘em. Benji Wilson in Chicago (R.I.P.) as well as others (Arthur Agee, Ronnie Fields, William Gates) , Demitrius “Hook” Mitchell allegedly better than Jason Kidd and Gary Payton in Oakland, Schea Cotton in Los Angeles and the list goes on.
You got so many cats that left they prints on the game in the streets, high school, and in the NCAA.