RUSSELL WESTBROOK AIDETROIT PISTONS | Every Lakers trade comes from the sale of Westbrook and its expiring $47 million. In the scenario hypothesized by BR, he could end up with both the Detroit Pistons and the Brooklyn Nets, even if the latter already have such a high wage bill as to advise against their arrival, adding an additional 51.5 million. Easier to see in Detroit, which has a lot of salary space available to absorb it (and then eventually cut it)