Nixon said his players were looking for fresh starts and new opportunities during the trade period and expected all of them to generate strong interest.
"Tambling, Hale and Everitt will get somewhere, I won't go into which clubs at this stage, as soon as tomorrow maybe," Nixon said.
However, Nixon all but ruled Melbourne forward Cameron Bruce out of reach of rival clubs, saying he "wouldn't have thought" the veteran would be on the table this week.
He also denied Bruce had been offered a one-year deal to stay at Melbourne for a 12th season.
"I'm also not sure where the one-year deal came from, that's just media speculation," he told Trade Week Radio on afl.com.au on Tuesday morning.
"He's overseas at the moment and I'm sure when he gets back we'll tidy it up."
Nixon said Everitt could offer many rival clubs variety and athleticism after being starved of opportunities at Whitten Oval.
"There's a lot of clubs looking for a tall backman who's pretty athletic and unfortunately the Western Bulldogs have quite a few of them," he said.
He also said he believed Tambling would attract a draft pick somewhere in the 20s and would be a rejuvenated player at a new home.
"I thought it was terrible what he was put through last year, when he was booed at the MCG by the Richmond crowd because he was taken ahead of [Lance] Franklin," he said.
"I watched that under 18s carnival that year and everyone would have agreed Franklin was nowhere near the talent that Tambling was at the time.
"For Richard, it's all about a fresh start and getting to a club that's well coached."
Nixon confirmed "four or five clubs" - including Melbourne and Gold Coast - were interested in Hale, with the new substitute rule to give the 26-year-old a greater opportunity to continue his career.
"Ruckmen don't grow on trees and the big advantage is he can play at full forward," he said.
"Clubs will really trade for David because he can play up forward or he can just sit on the bench and be that substitute and play multiple positions."
Nixon said Hale did not have a preoccupation with going home to Queensland.
He agreed the introduction of Gold Coast and increase of draft picks had created more room for movement between the clubs.
"The attitude of everyone seems to be a lot more positive and up front. A lot of players this year have gone to their clubs and said, 'I want to be traded; I'm in contract but if the club can do the best deal for me, I'll look after them by going where they want me to go',"
"It seems there's a lot more trust and it will be interesting to see how it turns out today."
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