Carmelo Anthony does not believe he will require surgery on his on his partially torn left labrum.

"My shoulder feels much better," Anthony said at a ribbon-cutting event for two refurbished courts he provided in Brooklyn. "For the past four-to-five weeks, I've let it rest and heal up. It's not 100 percent yet, but it's much better."

Looking ahead to 2013-14, Anthony said he's not sure what the Knicks need in the draft or free agency.

"It's kind of hard to say you need this piece or that piece," Anthony said. "At the end of the day, man, for me I can't even complain and I won't whine about anything. The only thing I can do is tighten up my belt and keep on moving, keep on going and bring my troops along with me. It's easy to say you need this, you need that after you lose a playoff series."