Five years ago, Jared Ridder would definitely have been a small forward. He stands 6’7” and weighs in at 216 pounds. The flex four is the way basketball is going in the pace and space era, though, and Ridder has a chance to slot perfectly as a versatile and dangerous frontcourt weapon.
Ridder played his high school ball for Kickapoo in Missouri, dropping a 24.2/6.8/1.8 game line on 57.5% shooting. He’s a great shooter with a good, high release and range to well outside the three-point line and the basketball IQ to find space on the floor from deep or in the mid-range to get his shot off.