Felton Expected to Miss 2 to 3 Weeks as Problems Mount for Knicks Point guard Raymond Felton is out with a hamstring injury. The Knicks may seek help via a trade. Raymond Felton has posted career-low numbers as the Knicks" point guard this season, and his situation went from bad to worse Thursday when the team announced that he would miss the next two to three weeks with a strained left hamstring. The Knicks, whose roster is already depleted because of the continued absence of Tyson Chandler (right leg), are now particularly thin in the backcourt. Iman Shumpert, their starting shooting guard, bruised his surgically repaired left knee in Wednesday's victory over the Chicago Bulls. With the team listing him as day to day, his status for Friday's game against the Boston Celtics was unclear. Given the circumstances, as well as their 6-15 record, the Knicks once again appear to be pursuing help. One target, according to multiple reports, was the Toronto Raptors" Kyle Lowry, 27, a point guard who is averaging 14.6 points, 6.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game, each mark a career best. A deal for him would most likely include Felton, among other pieces provided by the Knicks. Last week, the Raptors boldly signaled that they were in full rebuilding mode by trading Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kings as part of a seven-player deal. The Raptors received point guard Greivis Vasquez from the Kings, which made Lowry expendable. Toronto would most likely want future assets as part of any deal for Lowry. The problem for the Knicks - one of them, anyway - is their lack of future assets. In fact, the Raptors already own a bunch of them. The Knicks gave up three draft picks (a first-round selection in the 2016 draft and second-round selections in 2014 and 2017) when they acquired Andrea Bargnani from the Raptors over the summer. Because of that move, and others of questionable merit, the Knicks cannot trade a first-round pick for any draft before 2018"s. That could hamstring their ability to swing any sort of deal. Trade partners tend to want picks, and that is especially true this season, with next summer's draft shaping up as one of the deepest in recent memory. Executives with the Knicks and the Raptors are at least well acquainted. Masai Ujiri, the Raptors" general manager, was the Denver Nuggets" executive vice president for basketball operations when he helped broker the deal that sent Carmelo Anthony to the Knicks in 2011. The Nuggets landed a bevy of young players, as well as picks. In addition, Glen Grunwald, who was replaced as the Knicks" general manager in September but has remained with the team in an advisory role, was previously an executive with the Raptors. This is the second time this season that trade speculation has swirled around the Knicks" starting backcourt. Last month, the team tried to offer Shumpert for frontcourt relief. Now, it is Felton's turn - a symptom of both the Knicks" struggles and Felton's severe decline in production. Felton, 29, is averaging 10.3 points and 5.2 assists per game while shooting 39.4 percent from the field. Not known for being one of the best-conditioned athletes in the N.B.A., Felton missed four games last month after straining his hamstring. He was also hampered by a pinched nerve in his hip. After Felton aggravated his hamstring injury in Tuesday's loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Pablo Prigioni replaced him in the starting lineup against the Bulls and finished with 6 points on 2-of-9 shooting in 31 minutes. Felton, after a stint with the Knicks in 2010-11, returned to the team in 2012. He was a low-cost alternative to Jeremy Lin, whom the Knicks opted not to re-sign after he agreed to a three-year, $25 million offer sheet with the Houston Rockets as a restricted free agent. Lin was averaging 15.3 points and 4.5 assists for the Rockets entering their game against Portland on Thursday night. Felton is in the second year of a three-year, $10 million deal.