Luke Walton leading a turnround in L.A.

One of the surprise teams early on in the NBA season is the Los Angeles Lakers. Paste BN's Sam Amick caught up with first-year coach Luke Walton about the good start and the outlook on this episode of the NBA A to Z podcast.

Walton talks about how the team has belief that they can compete, something they haven't done in a few seasons.

One of the reasons, they discuss, is how he relates to a young group of players.

They talk about the energy at Staples Center as Lakers fans are excited for this team.