The departure of Carmelo Anthony to Oklahoma City Thunder has been a breath of fresh air for the New York Knicks organization

In the franchise of the Big Apple, they are more relaxed without Melo's presence and without having to endure the soap opera that was created between him and Phil Jackson during the past season.

"Everyone is more relaxed this year. The drama that Phil Jackson created with Carmelo Anthony affected us and took away our joy. It was totally unnecessary and it put the players against the team's management, with the coaching staff in the middle unable to mediate or do anything. It wore us out a lot and it showed in the results," explains an internal source from the Knicks to ESPN journalist Ian Begley, as reported by blogdebasket.com.

According to the American media, the situation was quite tense in the team's day-to-day, with Carmelo Anthony creating differences between the squad and the coaching staff, as well as with the management. Something completely non-existent during the current season.

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