The Mavericks acquired iconic, diminutive point guard Muggsy Bogues well past his prime in a three-team trade involving the Lakers and the Rockets in the summer of 2001. Mark Cuban had owned the Mavs for just over a year, and Bogues never even came to Dallas as part of the deal.
The trade shuffled role players for aging stars who would live out their NBA days providing more assistance in helping mentor young players than gobbling up stats. It was more clerical than impactful on the basketball court. A dozen or more similar transactions are made every NBA season.