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Point guards make the most money in the NBA for the first time
控卫首度在联盟史上赚最多钱
For decades, the largest NBA salaries were given to dominant big men. But as
the three-point era has dawned, that landscape has changed drastically.
过去几十年间，联盟最大包的薪水是给球员里的大个子。但是大三分时代的来临，联盟生
态骤然转变。
In researching league salaries for the last three decades, we can see how
teams used to allocate their resources. Between 1990-91 and 2017-18, for
example, it was always centers or power forwards who ranked on top.
若是去研究这过去三十年间的联盟薪水的话，就可以看到球队在给球员薪水上的转变。从
1990-91球季到2017-18球季，都是中锋或者强力前锋在薪水榜上的顶端。
During the 1999-00 campaign, all 13 of the top salaries (Shaquille O’Neal,
Kevin Garnett, Alonzo Mourning, Juwan Howard, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen,
Hakeen Olajuwon, Karl Malone, Dikembe Mutombo, Jayson Williams, Rik Smits,
Larry Johnson and David Robinson) were given to frontcourt players.
在1999-2000年球季，联盟前13高薪水球员(Shaquille O'Neal，Kevin Garnett，Alonzo
Mourning，Juwan Howard，Patrick Ewing，Scottie Pippen，Hakeen Olajuwan，Karl
Malone，Dikembe Mutombo，Jayson Williams，Rik Smits，Larry Johnson跟David
Robinson)都是属于前场球员。
Back in 2002-03, big men were eating half of the salary pie of the league.
They are at a record low 34.6 percent right now, although still handsomely
paid. In fact, the average center makes more money ($7.7 million in 2019-20)
than the average player in other positions. It’s just that there fewer of
them.
在2002-03球季，联盟里一半的薪水是给了大个子球员，而现在，虽然也不少，但是是历史
新低的34.6趴。实际上，中锋平均薪水(2019-20球季，790万镁)还是比其他位置的球员来
的高，只是中锋越来越少。
For context, 43.2 percent of the players in 2011-12 played primarily power
forward or center. But now in 2019-20, that has dropped to only 36.3 percent.
在2011-12球季里，有43.2趴的球员主要是打强力前锋或者中锋位置；到了今年球季，那比
例降到了36.3趴。
As such, gone are the days of bigs leading all NBA players in total annual
salary. If you look at the top earners this season, for example, there is a
very noticeable trend.
因此，那个大个子球员拿大约的日子已经不再，若是看一下本季拿最多薪水的排行榜的
话，很明显就可以看到趋势。
联盟薪水按照位置的比例图(从1991-2020)
https://imgur.com/leQQFn3.jpg
Centers went from earning 27.7 percent of the total salary in 1990-91 (which
was the first year of our research) to a likely all-time low of 18.9 percent
this season. Based on current expenditures, point guards account for 22.9
percent of the salaries in the NBA – ahead of all of the other position
players.
中锋占薪资比例从1990-91球季的27.7趴一路降到本季新低的18.9趴。而今年的控卫占了今
年薪资比例的22.9趴