If Dwight announces its Houston than yes Asik will be called on by half the NBA. If Dwight announces its elsewhere Asik is probably going to retire a Rocket.
I think the latter fits better. The first three are all very stubborn players. That's good sometimes, but together?
The one thing that has held true to me, through all the smokescreens, was that Houston's position was "strong". I think Dwight had a good feeling of where he wanted to go before the meetings, and knew for certain afterwards. But, I could see Harden/Parsons roles being reversed having a greater influence on the decision.
Can you guys please spoiler that lakersground message if you're going to reply? That's 3 straight pages lol