BOCA RATON — The conversation about the possibilities of this recast Miami Heat roster undeniably starts with Giannis Antetokounmpo. There will be no greater talking point this preseason and going forward.

And yet, move into any level of deep discourse with Erik Spoelstra and another name is interjected just as frequently by the Heat coach.

Because the power of two is an element that Spoelstra appreciates has to be undeniable, that any discussion of Antetokounmpo has to come with equal interjection about who Bam Adebayo has been for this team and the liberating possibilities of what the 10th-year Heat center still can become.

“I’ve never understood that discourse, about why so many people have opinions about how Bam has to play,” Spoelstra said in a private moment to the Sun Sentinel, with the Heat opening training camp Tuesday at Florida Atlantic University. “I’ve not been able to figure that out. He’s proven time after time, he’s one of the ultimate winners in this league. That’s the most important thing that people should be focusing on.

“He’s an elite two-way basketball player that does winning things and makes rosters better, makes rosters click.”

In the wake of the acquisition of Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks, the notion was that Adebayo, 29, would have to be the one making the adjustments, perhaps eschewing established elements of his offensive repertoire to become somewhat of a 3-point spacer.

That discourse, Spoelstra said, stands almost as disrespectful to the Heat captain.

“Guys can play to their strengths. It’s not just about three-point spacing with Giannis,” Spoelstra said of this next iteration of Adebayo. “It’s about playmaking, it’s about cutting, it’s about Giannis sometimes playing off the ball and Bam making the play. I think the possibilities with having that kind of versatility are really exciting because it’s extremely unique. It’s tough to find.

“Both these guys are unicorns in terms of their versatility. So it’s tough for the outside eye to really understand what that means and what that can unlock for your roster.”

The last time Spoelstra and the Heat had to reinvent to accommodate the arrival of a superstar, Spoelstra helped create Dwyane Wade 2.0, an off-ball cutting presence that unlocked the championship potential of LeBron James during the 2010-14 Big Three era of Wade, James and Chris Bosh.

Wade’s basketball acumen took that approach over the top. Spoelstra said Adebayo is of the same ilk, already having reinvented himself to work as a solo artist, as well as in support of players such as Jimmy Butler, Goran Dragic, even Tyler Herro.

“It’s not a reinvention,” Spoelstra said. “But I’ve never understood this, why it’s not noted more or celebrated more, acknowledged more about Bam Adebayo — the genius of Bam is versatility and the fact that we can adapt to different rosters and different needs in different years  to be able to maximize the team, but also himself within that.

“And that is extremely unique for a star player like himself. And that’s where I do see the comparison between him and Dwyane. They can morph into whatever is necessary. And Bam will find a way to do that.”

The added value, Spoelstra said, is the versatility.

“He’s coming off of a great offensive year last year,” Spoelstra said. “He’s had other years where he’s been a brilliant passer, a great screener for us. It will probably be a mixture of all of those things for us.

“But I feel confident that we’ll be able to figure that out, because Bam’s versatility is about as unique as it can get in this league. Even with versatility, players have things they do better than other things, even if they’re very good at several things.”

The goal now is a symbiosis similar to what took Wade-James over the top.

“I’m willing to make that sacrifice every day if it means winning,” Adebayo said. “And couch coaches aren’t going to understand that, at the end of the day. But for me and the excitement around the team, like I said, you feel the energy, you feel the shift.”

Over his previous 13 seasons, Antetokounmpo, 31, found himself starting alongside an eclectic group of centers, from championship teammate Brook Lopez to the less-descript likes of John Henson, Greg Monroe, Miles Plumlee, Thon Maker, Zaza Pachulia and, last season, Myles Turner.

But now, a center who already has had his star turns in the NBA.

“”I’ve played against him for many years and everybody knows how competitive he is,” Antetokounmpo said of Adebayo. “Both ends, he’s probably one of the best two-way players in the league. And he shows up every single night, the way he competes, he never takes days off. I know he didn’t take any days off against me.

“Once we’re around each other more, I feel like we’re both going to elevate our games. If I guard Bam every single day at practice, I think when he goes out there and he plays against anybody in the league, it won’t be much harder. And it goes both ways. If Bam guards me every single day, I think it’s going to be easy for me when I put on this jersey and go face somebody else.”