2021 NBA trade deadline: Latest buzz, news and reports

The 2021 NBA trade deadline is on March 25 and teams will have to decide whether they are buyers or sellers in the next few weeks.

Key names to watch include former All-Stars such as Andre Drummond, LaMarcus Aldridge and Kyle Lowry, as contending teams will look to add players to potentially get them over the hump come playoff time. Also, will teams like the Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers decide to punt on the playoffs and make their key contributors available in a deal?

League insiders are predicting a quiet market this year, in part due to the expanded postseason format that includes play-in games for the final two spots in each conference. However, we've already seen some…