Wed 5/29/13 5:54 PM

Timberwolves GM Flip Saunders says he expects Andrei Kirilenko to return next season. Kirilenko has until June 30 to either opt-out of his contract or pick up his player option for the 2013-14 season. Saunders is expecting him to do the latter, which would pay Kirilenko over $10 million next year. We doubt he'd get that much on the open market due to his age and health questions, but Kirilenko can still be a solid rotation player for Minnesota next season. Unfortunately, with Kevin Love presumably back and healthy, Kirilenko's fantasy value will be pretty limited.